gallinero

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʝiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʎiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʎiˈne.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʃiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʃiˈne.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʒiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʒiˈne.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin gallīnārium, from gallīna. Compare Portuguese galinheiro, Italian gallinaio.

Noun

gallinero m (plural gallineros)

  1. henhouse, chicken coop
  2. kip (very untidy house or room)
    Synonyms: chiquero, pocilga
  3. nosebleed section
  4. madhouse, bedlam, noisy gathering (a chaotic, uproarious, noisy place)
    Synonym: manicomio
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin gallīnārius. Equivalent to gallina +‎ -ero.

Noun

gallinero m (plural gallineros)

  1. one who treats in hens

Further reading

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