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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