alporquia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin porca (“balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”).

Even though the word starts with "al", it is not a prefix, but rather an adaptation of Portuguese alporque (“swelling, scrofula”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.poʁˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.pohˈki.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.poʁˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.pohˈki.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.poɾˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.poɾˈki.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.poʁˈki.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.poχˈki.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.poɻˈki.a/ [aʊ̯.poɻˈki.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.puɾˈki.ɐ/ [aɫ.puɾˈki.ɐ]

Noun

alporquia f (plural alporquias)

1. air layering, marcottage (developing a new plant from the branch of a tree)

Further reading

• Origem da Palavra