porqueriza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish porcariza, from Late Latin porcāricia, from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, puerco +‎ -eriza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /poɾkeˈɾiθa/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /poɾkeˈɾisa/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
Syllabification: por‧que‧ri‧za

Noun

porqueriza f (plural porquerizas)

pigpen; pigsty

Related terms

See also

vaqueriza

Further reading

“porquerizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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