porqueriza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish porcariza, from Late Latin porcāricia, from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, puerco +‎ -eriza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poɾkeˈɾiθa/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /poɾkeˈɾisa/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: por‧que‧ri‧za

Noun

porqueriza f (plural porquerizas)

1. pigpen; pigsty

Related terms

• porquerizo
• porquero
• puerco

 

See also

• vaqueriza

Further reading

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