visita

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noun

The chapel at the center of a barrio.

OriginSpanish visita ← Latin vīsitāre ← Proto-Italic *weidsō →
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Meanings

nounvisita (plural visitas)

plural visitas

  1. PhilippineshistoricalThe chapel at the center of a barrio.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
  3. Proto-Italic*weidsō
  4. Latinvīsō
  5. Latinvīsitāre
  6. Spanishvisitardeverb.
  7. Spanishvisita
  8. Englishvisita

Borrowed from Spanish visita.

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APA

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

MLA

“visita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visita.

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