porta
/ (ˈpɔːtə) /
anatomy an aperture in an organ, such as the liver, esp one providing an opening for blood vessels
Origin of porta
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How to use porta in a sentence
Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “porta Potty.”
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCras rhoncus, massa ac mollis convallis, dui mauris porta nulla, in fringilla tortor orci sit amet est.
The train does not empty at Verona porta Nuova as I hoped it might.
‘Stupid Enough to Pay’: Tim Parks’s Italian Rail Adventures | Tim Parks | June 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has endured drive-by shootings, and a couple of weeks before we visited, his porta-Johns were overturned.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia | Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco | June 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTToutes lesquelles ceremonies acheves, on le porta en sepulture en vne ile l'cart loin de la terre ferme.
The internal block in the great court, joining the porta della Carta to the east faade was built about 1462.
The porta della Torre, the chief of the gates remaining, and leading out to the Milan road, rises five stories in air.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounThe direct road, the post road from Como, enters the city by the porta Nuova.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounThe guy jerked me to my feet and I clown-walked to the very back of the truck, to a little boxed-in porta-john there.
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