porchereccio

From or related to porco, porcaio; cf. Medieval Latin porcāricius, compare Spanish porquerizo, Portuguese porcariço.

• IPA^(key): /por.keˈret.t͡ʃo/, [por̺keˈr̺ett͡ʃo]
• Stress: porcheréccio
• Hyphenation: por‧che‧rec‧cio

porchereccio (feminine singular porchereccia, masculine plural porcherecci, feminine plural porcherecce)

1. related to swines, especially pork or boar.
   • 1622, Alessandro Tassoni, La secchia rapita [The Stolen Bucket]‎, Gregorio Chiari, published 1824, Canto III, lines 452–453, page 49:

     […] e la Rosella, ¶ con archi e spiedi porcherecci in mano

     and Rosella ¶ with bows and pork spits in her hands

• porcareccia
• porco

porchereccio m (plural porcherecci)

1. An equivocal, immoral, or dishonest situation.
   • 1854, Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Beatrice Cenci‎, Pisa, Chapter, page 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.