porcalleiro

Galician

Etymology

From porcalla (“pig”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɾkaˈʎejɾo̝/

Noun

porcalleiro m (plural porcalleiros, feminine porcalleira, feminine plural porcalleiras)

1. dirty, untidy person

   Synonym: porcallán

2. vile, low, unworthy person

   Synonym: merdento

3. vulgar person, foulmouth

   Synonym: malfalado

Related terms

• porcallada
• porcallán

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porcalleiro”, 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), “porcalleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “porcalleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN