porta

/ (ˈpɔːtə) /

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noun

anatomy an aperture in an organ, such as the liver, esp one providing an opening for blood vessels

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Word Origin for porta

C14: from Latin: gate, entrance

Words nearby porta

porringer, Porro prism, Porsena, Porson, port, porta, portabella, portability, portable, Port Adelaide, Portadown

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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|DAILY BEAST
Cras rhoncus, massa ac mollis convallis, dui mauris porta nulla, in fringilla tortor orci sit amet est.
Test Article|CNN|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
He 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|DAILY BEAST

Toutes lesquelles ceremonies acheves, on le porta en sepulture en vne ile l'cart loin de la terre ferme.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The internal block in the great court, joining the Porta della Carta to the east faade was built about 1462.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 9, September 1900|Various
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 Miltoun
The direct road, the post road from Como, enters the city by the Porta Nuova.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
The 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.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow