vaqueriza
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- cow hut
- female equivalent of vaquerizo
Related terms
- vaquero
See also
- porqueriza
Adjective
vaqueriza
- 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