Minorca

== English == === Alternative forms === Menorca === Etymology === From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/ === Proper noun === Minorca An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca. Coordinate terms: Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Minorca (plural Minorcas) A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca. ”Yet another breed which has fallen from grace, more through unwise breeding than any fault of its own is the Minorca. See ref. p.43. === References === 1962: C.Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.) === Further reading === Menorca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Marcion, Romanic, maricon, moracin == Latin == === Proper noun === Minorca Minorca (an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca) ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Menorca English: Minorca French: Minorque Portuguese: Minorca Spanish: Menorca == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Menorca === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin Minorca, from Latin [īnsula] minor (literally “smaller island”). Compare Maiorca. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Minorca f Minorca (an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca)