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Sassarese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *porcīle (“pigsty”), derived from Classical Latin porcus (“piglet; pig”).
Pronunciation
- (Turritan) IPA(key): /puxˈxiri/
Noun
purchiri m (invariable)
- pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
- Synonyms: chirina (Castelsardo, Sedini), suili (Sedini)
- (figurative) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 985
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 153