porta

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5

Definition of porta

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
  2. The foramen of Monro.
    “the porta permits the passage of injection mass from the aula into the procælia”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of porta

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