porcaria

Portuguese

Etymology

From porco +‎ -aria. Compare Spanish porquería, Catalan porqueria, cf. also Romanian porcărie and Italian porcheria. Piecewise doublet of porqueira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.kaˈɾi.ɐ/ [poh.kaˈɾi.ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.kaˈɾi.ɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.kaˈɾi.ɐ/ [poχ.kaˈɾi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻ.kaˈɾi.a/

  • Hyphenation: por‧ca‧ri‧a

Noun

porcaria f (plural porcarias)

  1. dirtiness
  2. smut, filth
  3. trash, crap
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