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Spanish

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Etymology

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From puerco +‎ -ería. Compare Portuguese porcaria, Catalan porqueria, cf. also Romanian porcărie and Italian porcheria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poɾkeˈɾia/ [poɾ.keˈɾi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: por‧que‧rí‧a

Noun

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porquería f (plural porquerías)

  1. crap, trash, filth, junk, rubbish
    Synonym: basura
  2. nonsense

Further reading

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