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portia

Syllables: Por·tiaUK/ˈpɔː.ʃə/US/ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/

portia noun: thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.

Noun

portia (plural portias)

  1. Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
    Synonyms:
    portia tree

Proper noun capitalized: Portia

Portia

  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.

Synonyms of portia

Forms of portia

pluralportias

Origin of portia

Corruption of Tamil பூவரசு (pūvaracu, literally “flower-king”), from பூ (pū, “flower”) + அரசு (aracu, “peepul tree”).

From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.

Phrases with portia

Questions about portia

What does portia mean?
Portia means thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
What part of speech is portia?
Portia can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce portia?
Portia is pronounced /ˈpɔː.ʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of portia?
The plural of portia is portias.

Words near portia in the dictionary

  1. Portholland
  2. porthors
  3. porthouse
  4. porthouses
  5. Porths
  6. portia
  7. portia tree
  8. portias
  9. portici
  10. portico
  11. porticoed

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