El Portal

proper noun

A census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.

OriginSpanish el portal →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.
  2. A village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

    An El Portal Village councilmember is under fire for using the N-word twice during a meeting.

    2026 January 26, Morgan Rynor, “El Portal Councilman sparks outrage after using N-Word twice in public meeting; calls for apology, resignation grow”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2026

Origin

  1. Spanishel portal
  2. EnglishEl Portal

Borrowed from Spanish el portal (literally “the portal”).

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Cite this entry
APA

El Portal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Portal

MLA

“El Portal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Portal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “El Portal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Portal.

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