Home › Words › M › minorcaminorca/mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/minorca means an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.minorca is pronounced /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/.EtymologyFrom Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.nameAn island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.nounA domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca.e.g.“”Yet another breed which has fallen from grace, more through unwise breeding than any fault of its own is the Minorca. See ref. p.43.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).