madriguera

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mātrīcāria (related to the womb), from Latin mātrīx (womb). The semantic development could mirror the one in cunīculus (underground tunnel; rabbit) if indeed related to cunnus (vagina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madɾiˈɡeɾa/ [ma.ð̞ɾiˈɣ̞e.ɾa]
  • (Castilian)
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  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ma‧dri‧gue‧ra

Noun

madriguera f (plural madrigueras)

  1. burrow, den, sett, warren
    Synonyms: guarida, cubil
    • 2022 October 9, Manuel Viejo, Elisa Silió, “El difícil camino para que no se repitan los gritos del Ahuja: “Sois unas pedazo de mierdas. ¡Putas!””, in El País:
      Embravecido, se asoma y como si fuera una jirafa, saca el cuello por la ventana para vociferar: “¡Putas, salid de vuestras madrigueras como conejas! []
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  2. hideout, hiding place
  3. den (for criminals)

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