Porciúncula

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian Porziuncola, from Latin portiuncula (little portion). Named in honor of the Italian chapel near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.

Proper noun[edit]

Porciúncula

  1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian Porziuncola, from Latin portiuncula (little portion). Named in honor of the Italian chapel near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.

Proper noun[edit]

Porciúncula f

  1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil