porquerizo
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish porcarizo, from Late Latin porcāricius, from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, puerco + -erizo. Compare Portuguese porcariço.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /poɾkeˈɾiθo/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /poɾkeˈɾiso/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
- Syllabification: por‧que‧ri‧zo
Noun
porquerizo m (plural porquerizos)
- pig farmer
Related terms
- porqueriza
Further reading
- “porquerizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014