gallinero
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaʝiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʎiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʎiˈne.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʃiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʃiˈne.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʒiˈneɾo/ [ɡa.ʒiˈne.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ro
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin gallīnārium, from gallīna. Compare Portuguese galinheiro, Italian gallinaio.
Noun
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- henhouse, chicken coop
- kip (very untidy house or room)
- nosebleed section
- madhouse, bedlam, noisy gathering (a chaotic, uproarious, noisy place)
- Synonym: manicomio
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin gallīnārius. Equivalent to gallina + -ero.
Noun
gallinero m (plural gallineros)
- one who treats in hens
Further reading
- “gallinero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025