pocilga

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Portuguese

Etymology

From an Old Galician-Portuguese *porcilga, related to porco (pig), possibly through a Vulgar Latin *porcicula (with metathesis and later contraction), itself possibly from a crossing of Late Latin porcīle, from Latin porcus, and *cōrtīcula, diminutive of Latin cōrtem (farmyard or enclosure), or from a root *porcīlica, from porcīle.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

pocilga f (plural pocilgas)

  1. pigsty (shelter or enclosure where pigs are kept)
    Synonym: chiqueiro
  2. (colloquial) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)
    Synonym: chiqueiro

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish porcilga, related to puerco (pig), possibly through a Vulgar Latin *porcicula (with metathesis and later contraction), itself possibly from a crossing of Late Latin porcīle, from Latin porcus, and cortīcula, from a diminutive of Latin cōrtem (farmyard or enclosure),[1] or from a root *porcīlica, from porcīle.[2] Compare Portuguese pocilga, Catalan porcigola, Occitan pourcinglo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /poˈθilɡa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poˈsilɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ilɡa
  • Syllabification: po‧cil‧ga

Noun

pocilga f (plural pocilgas)

  1. pigsty (shelter or enclosure where pigs are kept)
    Synonyms: chiquero, porqueriza
  2. dump, pigsty, kip (very untidy house or room)
    Synonyms: chiquero, gallinero

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “pocilga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ pocilga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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