chiqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From chico (“pig”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke(j).ɾu/ [ʃiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke(j).ɾu/ [ʃiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke(j).ɾo/ [ʃiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: chi‧quei‧ro

Noun

chiqueiro m (plural chiqueiros)

1. sty, pigsty

   Synonyms: pocilga, porqueira

2. (figurative) cesspool (a filthy place)