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Minorca

Pronunciation: /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/

The English word “Minorca” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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

noun

  1. A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca.

Etymology

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

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