gallinero
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaʝiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaʎiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʎiˈne.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʃiˈne.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʒiˈne.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ro
Etymology 1
From Latin gallīnārium, from gallīna. Compare Portuguese galinheiro, Italian gallinaio.
Noun
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- henhouse, chicken coop
- kip (very untidy house or room)
- Synonyms: chiquero, pocilga
- nosebleed section
- madhouse, bedlam, noisy gathering (a chaotic, uproarious, noisy place)
Related terms
- gallina
- gallo
See also
- pajarera
Etymology 2
From Latin gallīnārius. Equivalent to gallina + -ero.
Noun
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- one who treats in hens
Further reading
- “gallinero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014