porchereccio

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin porcāricius. By surface analysis, porco +‎ -ereccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /por.keˈret.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ettʃo
• Hyphenation: por‧che‧réc‧cio

Adjective

porchereccio (feminine porchereccia, masculine plural porcherecci, feminine plural porcherecce)

1. related to swine, especially pork or boar
   • 1622, Alessandro Tassoni, La secchia rapita [The Stolen Bucket]‎^[1], Gregorio Chiari, published 1824, Canto III, page 49, lines 452–453:

     […] e la Rosella, ¶ con archi e spiedi porcherecci in mano

     and Rosella ¶ with bows and pork spits in her hands

Related terms

• porcareccia
• porco

Noun

porchereccio m (plural porcherecci)

1. an equivocal, immoral, or dishonest situation
   • 1854, Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Beatrice Cenci‎^[2], Pisa, Chapter, pages 203–204:

     Forse era meglio non entrare in questo porchereccio e rifiutare addirittura il danaro.

     It might have been best to not get involved in this mess, and even to refuse the money.

Further reading

• porchereccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana