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parokya

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía) "dwelling abroad", from παρά (pará) "beside" + οἶκος (oîkos) "house, dwelling".

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

Noun

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parokya

  1. (Christianity) a parish (part of a diocese)
  2. the members of a parish, collectively

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, dwelling abroad).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parokya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (Christianity) parish
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See also

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Further reading

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  • parokya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018