porquerizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish porcarizo, from Late Latin porcāricius, from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, puerco +‎ -erizo. Compare Portuguese porcariço.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /poɾkeˈɾiθo/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /poɾkeˈɾiso/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
Syllabification: por‧que‧ri‧zo

Noun

porquerizo m (plural porquerizos)

pig farmer

Related terms

porqueriza

Further reading

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

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