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parca

Spanish, noun/ˈpaɾka/

parca is a Spanish noun meaning “personification of death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of parco. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las tres diosas romanas del destino, llamadas Nona, Décima y Morta. La primera hilaba el hijo de…”.

What does parca mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    personification of death

  2. 2

    one of the Fates

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of parco

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cada una de las tres diosas romanas del destino, llamadas Nona, Décima y Morta. La primera hilaba el hijo de la vida humana, la segunda lo medía con una vara y la tercera lo cortaba. 2. La muerte.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of parca

  • la parca canonical feminine
  • parcas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce parca?

  • /ˈpaɾka/
  • [ˈpaɾ.ka]
  • [ˈpaɾka]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is parca in Spanish?

parca appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).