gallinero

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaʝiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaʎiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʎiˈne.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʃiˈne.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʒiˈne.ɾo]

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin gallīnārium, from gallīna. Compare Portuguese galinheiro, Italian gallinaio.

Noun

gallinero m (plural gallineros)

henhouse, chicken coop
kip (very untidy house or room)
Synonyms: chiquero, pocilga
nosebleed section
madhouse, bedlam, noisy gathering (a chaotic, uproarious, noisy place)
Synonym: manicomio

Related terms

See also

pajarera

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin gallīnārius. Equivalent to gallina +‎ -ero.

Noun

gallinero m (plural gallineros)

one who treats in hens

Further reading

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

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