comarca

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noun

A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.

OriginSpanish comarca ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

nouncomarca (plural comarcas)

plural comarcas

  1. A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Spanishco-
  8. Spanishmarca
  9. Spanishcomarca
  10. Englishcomarca

Borrowed from Spanish comarca.

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Translations

Basque eskualde
  • eskualdea traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil
Catalan comarca
  • comarcaa traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil
Esperanto komarko
  • komarkoa traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil
French comarque
  • comarquea traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil
Portuguese comarca
  • comarcaa traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil
Spanish comarca
  • comarcaa traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Carcamo
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APA

comarca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comarca

MLA

“comarca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comarca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comarca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comarca.

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