chiqueiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From chico (“pig”) +‎ -eiro.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈke.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
Hyphenation: chi‧quei‧ro

Noun

chiqueiro m (plural chiqueiros)

sty, pigsty
Synonyms: pocilga, porqueira
(figurative) cesspool (a filthy place)

References

^ “chiqueiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “chiqueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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