Mecca

USAGE NOTE
This word may also begin with a lowercase letter in the figurative sense.
Mecca(
meh
-
kuh
)
A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
proper noun
a. La Meca
The two of us hope to go to Mecca next year and do the hajj.Los dos queremos ir a La Meca el año que viene para hacer el hajj.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(magnet)
a. la meca
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
St. Andrews is a Mecca for golfers.St. Andrews es una de las mecas de los golfistas.
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