porquero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin porcārius, from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, puerco +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poɾˈkeɾo/ [poɾˈke.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: por‧que‧ro

Noun

porquero m (plural porqueros, feminine porquera, feminine plural porqueras)

pig farmer
Synonym: porcicultor
- 2015 July 23, “Isabel II y el verdadero opio del pueblo”, in El País‎:
  La verdad es la misma para poderosos y porqueros, como recuerda la alusión a Agamenón escrita por Machado.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

Further reading

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

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