parroquia

Meaning

1. (feminine) parish
2. (feminine) a civil subdivision of a Galician concello (“municipality”), often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish

Hyphenated as

pa‧rro‧quia

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈrɔkja/

Etymology

From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Sentences

Un templo pertence a unha parroquia .

A temple belongs to a parish.

Nesta parroquia hai dous monumentos de carácter relixioso .

In this parish there are two monuments of a religious nature.

A parroquia pertence á diocese de Lugo .

The parish belongs to the Diocese of Lugo.

Na zona montañosa da parroquia hai varias covas graníticas.

In the mountainous area of the parish there are several granite caves.

Non debe confundirse co lugar de Samoedo na veciña parroquia de Sada.

Not to be confused with the place of Samoedo in the neighbouring parish of Sada.

No núcleo de Bidouredo está a igrexa de orixe románica da parroquia homónima.

In the core of Bidouredo is the church of Romanesque origin of the parish of the same name.