Minorca

//mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə// name, noun

name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.

Example

More examples

"”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."

Etymology

From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.

Related phrases

balearic islands

More for "minorca"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.