gallinero
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Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ro
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Latin gallīnārium, from gallīna. Compare Portuguese galinheiro, Italian gallinaio.
Noun[edit]
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- henhouse, chicken coop
- kip (very untidy house or room)
- nosebleed section
- madhouse, bedlam, noisy gathering (a chaotic, uproarious, noisy place)
- Synonym: manicomio
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Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Latin gallīnārius. Equivalent to gallina + -ero.
Noun[edit]
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- one who treats in hens
Further reading[edit]
- “gallinero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014