vaqueriza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vacariza, from Late Latin vaccāricia, from Latin vacca (“cow”). By surface analysis, vaca +‎ -eriza. Compare Portuguese Vacariça, a toponym. First attested in the tenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bakeˈɾiθa/ [ba.keˈɾi.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bakeˈɾisa/ [ba.keˈɾi.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: va‧que‧ri‧za

Noun

vaqueriza f (plural vaquerizas)

1. cow hut
2. female equivalent of vaquerizo

Related terms

• vaquero

 

See also

• porqueriza

Adjective

vaqueriza

1. feminine singular of vaquerizo

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “vaquerizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014