chiquero
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *s̆irkáir, probably from a Vulgar Latin *circārium, from Latin circus.[1] Doublet of cirquero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkeɾo/ [t͡ʃiˈke.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: chi‧que‧ro
Noun
chiquero m (plural chiqueros)
- pigsty (shelter for pigs)
- (figuratively) pigsty (very untidy place)
- Synonym: pocilga
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “chiquero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014