porcalla

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1269 until 1500. From porco (“pig”) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɔɾˈkɑʎɐ]

Noun

porcalla f (plural porcallas)

  1. (archaic) pig; sow
    • 1473, M. Romaní Martínez & M. P. Rodríguez Suárez (ed.), Libro tumbo de pergamino. Un códice medieval del monasterio de Oseira. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo, page 58:
      mays huna porcalla çebada boa
      and a god fattened pig

Derived terms

References
  • “porcalla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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