Porta

Porta (plural Portas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Porta is the 18766^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1461 individuals. Porta is most common among White (76.45%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.01%) individuals.

Porta (uncountable)

1. (Philippines, chiefly Baguio, colloquial) Ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

• atrop-, Prato, aport, op art, trapo

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɔɐ̯ta]
• Hyphenation: Por‧ta

Porta n (proper noun, genitive Portas or (optionally with an article) Porta)

1. (colloquial) ellipsis of Porta Westfalica (“a town in Minden-Lübbecke district”)
   • 2026 February 19, Adrian Breitling, “Der große Hype um den Taxiteller”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[1], →ISSN:

     „Porta, ihr könnt es!“, ruft Schlappen, kaum hat er runtergeschluckt. Beim Thekenteam bricht Jubel aus.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾta/ [ˈpoɾ.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -oɾta
• Syllabification: Por‧ta

Porta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ) (Baguio, colloquial)

1. ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines