porta

CEFRB1

/pˈɔrtə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An opening or entrance, especially in a body or structure.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Porta labels were attached to every crate in the shipment.

  • The knight rode his horse through the grand city porta.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The foramen of Monro.

  2. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.

More examples

In context

  • The tourists entered the ancient city through the porta.

  • the porta permits the passage of injection mass from the aula into the procælia

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin porta (“a gate”). See port.