vaqueriza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vacariza, from Late Latin vaccāricia, from Latin vacca (“cow”). By surface analysis, vaca +‎ -eriza. Compare Portuguese Vacariça, a toponym. First attested in the tenth century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /bakeˈɾiθa/ [ba.keˈɾi.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bakeˈɾisa/ [ba.keˈɾi.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
Syllabification: va‧que‧ri‧za

Noun

vaqueriza f (plural vaquerizas)

cow hut
female equivalent of vaquerizo

Related terms

vaquero

See also

porqueriza

Adjective

vaqueriza

feminine singular of vaquerizo

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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

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