galinheiro
Meaning
- (masculine) henhouse (house for chickens to live in)
- (masculine) chicken breeder
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ga‧li‧nhei‧ro
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡa.lĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese galĩeiro, from Latin gallīnārium (“henhouse”), from gallīna (“hen”). Cognate with Galician galiñeiro, Spanish gallinero, Catalan galliner and Italian gallinaio. By surface analysis, from galinha + -eiro.
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