galinheiro

Meaning

1. (masculine) henhouse (house for chickens to live in)
2. (masculine) chicken breeder

Concepts

henhouse

coop

chicken coop

poultry housing

hutch

poultry yard

hennery

brooder houses

hencoop

Synonyms

capoeira

chocadeira

Translations

poulailler

pollaio

gallinero

Hühnerstall

κοτέτσι

galliner

kippenhok

ricoveri per l’avicoltura

officina

ορνιθώνας

إيواء الدواجن

Geflügelstall

logement des volailles

stia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡa.lĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: gallīnārium

Cognate with Galician: galiñeiro

Cognate with Spanish: gallinero

Cognate with Catalan: galliner

Cognate with Italian: gallinaio

In summary

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.

Sentences

Todo galo canta em seu galinheiro .

Every rooster crows in his chicken coop.