pocilga

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.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ilɡɐ, (Brazil) -iwɡɐ
• Hyphenation: po‧cil‧ga

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

• porco
• porqueira

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.

• IPA^(key): /poˈθilɡa/ [poˈθil.ɣ̞a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /poˈsilɡa/ [poˈsil.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ilɡa
• Syllabification: po‧cil‧ga

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

• “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], 10 December 2024