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. a female 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, 2006-2016.
  • “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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