porquería

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

porquería f (plural porquerías)

1. crap, trash, filth, junk, rubbish

   Synonym: basura

2. nonsense

Further reading

• “porquería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28