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Italian

porcile

/porˈt͡ʃi.le/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 24,383

Meaning

pigsty

  • An enclosure where pigs are kept.
  • A very dirty or untidy room or place.

In a sentence

La tua camera è diventata un vero porcile: mettila in ordine!

Your bedroom has become a real pigsty: tidy it up!

I maiali dormono tranquilli nel porcile della fattoria.

The pigs are sleeping peacefully in the farm's pigsty.

Come potete vivere in questo porcile senza pulire?

How can you live in this pigsty without cleaning?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
porcilemasculine · singular
porcilimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Very common colloquially to describe a messy bedroom or chaotic living space.

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