Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

Noun edit

parokya

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

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

parokya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (Christianity) parish

Related terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

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