cobil

Asturian

Alternative forms

• cubil
• cobila (Cabrales)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cubile

Noun

cobil m or f (plural cobiles) (very rarely masculine)

1. pigsty (shelter or enclosure where pigs are kept)

   Synonym: gochera

   • 1845, Teodoro Cuesta, Barruntos d'Amor:

     y 'n á cubil un gochín;

     and in the pigsty a piggy

   • 1891, Refranes asturianos:

     Cada gochu al so cobil.

     Each pig to their pigsty.