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Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /porˈka.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: por‧cà‧io
Etymology 1
From porco + -aio.
Noun
porcaio m (plural porcai)
- (chiefly figurative) pigsty
- Synonyms: porcaia, porcile
Further reading
- porcaio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From Late Latin porcārius, derived from Latin porcus (“pig”). By surface analysis, porco + -aio.
Noun
porcaio m (plural porcai, feminine porcaia)
- swineherd
Further reading
- porcaio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana