porchereccio
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin porcāricius. By surface analysis, porco + -ereccio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /por.keˈret.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ettʃo
- Hyphenation: por‧che‧réc‧cio
Adjective
porchereccio (feminine porchereccia, masculine plural porcherecci, feminine plural porcherecce)
- related to swine, especially pork or boar
- 1622, Alessandro Tassoni, La secchia rapita [The Stolen Bucket], Gregorio Chiari, published 1824, Canto III, page 49, lines 452–453:
- […] e la Rosella, ¶ con archi e spiedi porcherecci in mano
- and Rosella ¶ with bows and pork spits in her hands
Related terms
Noun
porchereccio m (plural porcherecci)
- an equivocal, immoral, or dishonest situation
- 1854, Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Beatrice Cenci, Pisa, Chapter, pages 203–204:
- Forse era meglio non entrare in questo porchereccio e rifiutare addirittura il danaro.
- It might have been best to not get involved in this mess, and even to refuse the money.
Further reading
- porchereccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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