porcaio
Italian
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editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editporcaio m (plural porcai)
- (chiefly figurative) pigsty
Further reading
edit- porcaio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
editFrom Late Latin porcārius, derived from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, porco + -aio.
Noun
editporcaio m (plural porcai, feminine porcaia)
Further reading
edit- porcaio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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