puterío

Spanish

Etymology

From puta (“whore”). Compare Portuguese putaria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puteˈɾio/ [pu.t̪eˈɾi.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: pu‧te‧rí‧o

Noun

puterío m (plural puteríos)

1. (vulgar) whoring
2. (vulgar) group of prostitutes
3. (vulgar, El Salvador) brothel, whorehouse

   Synonyms: prostíbulo, puticlub, burdel, casa de putas, lupanar, mancebía

4. (colloquial, vulgar) licentiousness, debauchery, meat market (debauchery in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition)
5. (colloquial, vulgar) all hell, chaos, mess
6. (colloquial, vulgar) fuckery

See also

• putiferio

 

Further reading

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