porchereccio

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Italian

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From or related to porco, porcaio; cf. Medieval Latin porcāricius, compare Spanish porquerizo, Portuguese porcariço.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /por.keˈret.t͡ʃo/, [por̺keˈr̺ett͡ʃo]
  • Hyphenation: por‧che‧réc‧cio

Adjective

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  1. related to swines, 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

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.
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