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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin porca (“balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”).
Even though the word starts with "al", it is not a prefix, but rather an adaptation of Portuguese alporque (“swelling, scrofula”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alporquia f (plural alporquias)
- air layering, marcottage (developing a new plant from the branch of a tree)
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