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minorca

/mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
mi-nor-ca
IPA
/mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.

noun

A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Menorca (alternative) Minorcas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Ibiza Formentera Mallorca

Rhymes With

orca majorca gorka sorcha hovorka

Questions

How do you pronounce minorca?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/.
What does minorca mean?
An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.
Where does minorca come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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