porcallán

Galician

Alternative forms

• porcalhám, porcalhom, porcalhão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From porcalla (“pig”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɾkaˈʎaŋ/, /poɾkaˈʎaŋ/

Adjective

porcallán (feminine porcallana, masculine plural porcalláns, feminine plural porcallanas)

1. dirty, untidy
2. filthy

Noun

porcallán m (plural porcalláns, feminine porcallana, feminine plural porcallanas)

1. dirty, untidy person

   Synonym: porcalleiro

2. vile, low, unworthy person

   Synonym: merdento

3. vulgar person, foulmouth

   Synonym: malfalado

Related terms

• porcallada
• porcalleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porcallán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “porcallán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “porcallán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “porcallán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012