putiferio

From the Biblical character called in Italian Putifarre (in English Potiphar), because of the absurd situation caused by his wife against Joseph son of Jacob

• IPA^(key): /pu.tiˈfɛ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrjo
• Hyphenation: pu‧ti‧fè‧rio

putiferio m (plural putiferi)

1. row, rumpus, ruckus

Borrowed from Italian putiferio, with meaning influenced by puta

• IPA^(key): /putiˈfeɾjo/ [pu.t̪iˈfe.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -eɾjo
• Syllabification: pu‧ti‧fe‧rio

putiferio m (plural putiferios)

1. (colloquial) whoring
2. (colloquial) group of prostitutes
3. (colloquial) brothel, whorehouse

   Synonyms: prostíbulo, burdel, puterío, casa de putas, lupanar, mancebía, puticlub

• “putiferio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024