"Meca" meaning in Portuguese

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ Forms: Mecca [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|Meca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|Meca}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, {{der|pt|ar|مَكَّة}} Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|f}} Meca f
  1. Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Saudi Arabia, Places in Saudi Arabia Derived forms: meca
    Sense id: en-Meca-pt-name-v6ljgTlG Categories (other): Mecca, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese exonyms Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Portuguese exonyms: 71 29

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ Forms: Mecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|Meca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|Meca}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, {{der|pt|ar|مَكَّة}} Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} Meca f (plural Mecas)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of meca Tags: alt-of, feminine Alternative form of: meca
    Sense id: en-Meca-pt-noun-pD5X85Hq

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