Garcia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Garcia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – plants of Central America and Colombia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Aleuritideae - tribe; Garciinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Garcia nutans - type species; Garcia parviflora - other species
References
Garcia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Garcia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Garcia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Garcia at USDA Plants database
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɑːˈsiː.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑɹˈsiː.ə/
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Garcia (countable and uncountable, plural Garcias)
- A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
- A municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
- García, a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garcia is the 6th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,166,120 individuals. Garcia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.0%) individuals.
Aklanon
Etymology
From Spanish García. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsia/, [ɡaɾˈsi.a]
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsija/, [ɡʌɾ̪ˈs̪i.ʌ]
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsia/, [ɡaɾˈsi.a]
Ilocano
Etymology
From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsia/, [ɡɐɾˈsi.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pangasinan
Etymology
From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsia/, [ɡaɾˈsɪ.a]
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈsi.ɐ/ [ɡahˈsi.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈsi.ɐ/ [ɡaχˈsi.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaɻˈsi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾˈsi.ɐ/
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈsia/, [ɡɐɾˈsi.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: Gar‧ci‧a
Proper noun
García (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
Derived terms
Toponyms
- Carlos P. Garcia (“municipality in Bohol, Philippines”)
- Garcia Hernandez (“municipality in Bohol, Philippines”)
- Padre Garcia (“municipality in Batangas, Philippines”)