gallinero
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Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
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- 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
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]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