purtscheala

Romansch

Etymology

From Late Latin porcella (“female piglet”), from porcellus, diminutive of Latin porcus.

Noun

purtscheala f (plural purtschealas)

1. (Sutsilvan) piglet

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) purschè, (Sursilvan) purschi, (Sutsilvan) purtschi, (Surmiran) purschel
• (Puter, Vallader) purschlin