pigpen
- Dictionary
pigpen(
pihg
-
pehn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pocilga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pigpen was several feet away from the house, but still you could smell it.La pocilga estaba a varios pies de la casa, pero de todos modos se sentía el olor.
b. el chiquero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
On the farm, there is a henhouse and a pigpen.En la granja, hay un gallinero y un chiquero.
c. la porqueriza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It had rained the night before, so the pigpen was muddier than usual.Había llovido la noche anterior, por lo que la porqueriza estaba más lodosa que de costumbre.
2. (colloquial) (dirty and untidy place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la pocilga (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Stay away from that hotel! Calling it a pigpen would be a compliment!¡Ni te acerques a ese hotel! Decir que es una pocilga sería alabarlo.
b. el chiquero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Brandon! Your room is a real pigpen! Tidy it up right now!¡Brandon! ¡Tu habitación es un chiquero! ¡Ordénala ya mismo!
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate pigpen using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of pigpen in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
