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porta¹

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

noun portae

  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

Porta²

proper noun Portas

  1. A surname.

proper noun

  1. Philippines, abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

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"porta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/porta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

porta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/porta

Chicago

"porta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/porta.

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@misc{porta_2026,
  title = {porta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/porta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}