porqueira

Galician

Etymology

Porco (pig) + -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔɾˈkeiɾa̝/

Noun

porqueira f (plural porqueiras)

  1. pigsty
    Synonym: cortello
  2. place which abounds in pigs or boars
  3. female equivalent of porqueiro (swineherd)

Derived terms

  • Porqueira
  • porco (pig)
  • porqueiro (swineherd)

References

  • porqueyra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • porqueira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • porqueira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • porqueira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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