"Meca" meaning in Portuguese

See Meca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: Mecca [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:inh|roa-opt:Meca<ety:uder<ar:مَكَّة>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "Meca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="Meca"> Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka)., {{ety|pt|:inh|roa-opt:Meca<ety:uder<ar:مَكَّة>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from 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 etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese exonyms Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 88 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 88 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 89 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese exonyms: 86 14

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: Mecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:inh|roa-opt:Meca<ety:uder<ar:مَكَّة>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "Meca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="Meca"> Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka)., {{ety|pt|:inh|roa-opt:Meca<ety:uder<ar:مَكَّة>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Old Galician-Portuguese Meca Portuguese Meca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from 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-IiJJpFqe

Alternative forms

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