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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *širkáir, probably from a Vulgar Latin *circārium, from Latin circus.[1] Doublet of cirquero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: chi‧que‧ro
Noun
chiquero m (plural chiqueros)
- pigsty (shelter for pigs)
- (figuratively) pigsty (very untidy place)
- Synonym: pocilga
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