← All words
proper noun

Porciúncula

/poɾˈθjunkula/

proper noun/poɾˈθjunkula/

Porciúncula is feminine in Spanish.

a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.