alporquia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin porca (“balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”).

Even though the word starts with "al", it is not a prefix, but rather an adaptation of Portuguese alporque (“swelling, scrofula”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.poʁˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.pohˈki.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.poɾˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.poɾˈki.ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.poʁˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.poχˈki.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.poɻˈki.a/ [aʊ̯.poɻˈki.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.puɾˈki.ɐ/ [aɫ.puɾˈki.ɐ]

Noun

alporquia f (plural alporquias)

layering (developing a new plant from the branch of a tree)

Further reading

Origem da Palavra

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