chiquero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic širkáir, probably from a Vulgar Latin *circārium, from Latin circus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkeɾo/

Noun

chiquero m (plural chiqueros)

  1. pigsty (shelter for pigs)
  2. (figuratively) pigsty (very untidy place)

Synonyms

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/220768067/Corominas-Diccionario-Etimologico
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