puterío

Spanish

Etymology

From puta (“whore”). Compare Portuguese putaria.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puteˈɾio/ [pu.t̪eˈɾi.o]
Rhymes: -io
Syllabification: pu‧te‧rí‧o

Noun

puterío m (plural puteríos)

(vulgar) whoring
(vulgar) group of prostitutes
(vulgar, El Salvador) brothel, whorehouse
Synonyms: prostíbulo, puticlub, burdel, casa de putas, lupanar, mancebía
(colloquial, vulgar) licentiousness, debauchery, meat market (debauchery in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition)
(colloquial, vulgar) all hell, chaos, mess
(colloquial, vulgar) fuckery

See also

putiferio

Further reading

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

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