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porqueira.

pigsty

9 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔɾˈkeiɾa̝/

  1. pigsty

    feminine

  2. place which abounds in pigs or boars

    feminine

  3. female equivalent of porqueiro (“swineherd”)

    feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Latin porcus Old Galician-Portuguese porco Galician Porco Galician -eira Galician porqueira From Porco (“pig”) + -eira.

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