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Galician
Etymology
From porcalla (“pig”) + -án.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔɾkaˈʎaŋ/, /poɾkaˈʎaŋ/
Adjective
porcallán (feminine porcallana, masculine plural porcalláns, feminine plural porcallanas)
- dirty, untidy
- filthy
Noun
porcallán m (plural porcalláns, feminine porcallana, feminine plural porcallanas)
- dirty, untidy person
- Synonym: porcalleiro
- vile, low, unworthy person
- Synonym: merdento
- vulgar person, foulmouth
- Synonym: malfalado
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porcallán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “porcallán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “porcallán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “porcallán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024