porcareccia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin, Late Latin porcāricia, from porcāricius (attested in Medieval Latin), derived from Latin porcus (“pig”). Compare Spanish porqueriza, Portuguese porcariço, Romanian porcăreață, Old French porcherece.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /por.kaˈret.t͡ʃa/, [por̺käˈr̺e̞tt͡ʃä]
  • Stress: porcaréccia
  • Hyphenation: por‧ca‧rec‧cia
  • Rhymes: -ettʃa

Noun

porcareccia f (plural porcarecce)

  1. pigsty

Synonyms

See also
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