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perrera

dog pound

noun peh-RREH-rah Rare
Animals & Nature Pets

Also means

kennel

Usage Note

Perrera refers both to the municipal dog pound (where stray animals are held) and to a private kennel or dog run. The male dog-keeper is perrero. In informal speech it can also describe a cramped, miserable space — by analogy with a cage full of dogs.

Examples

"El perro fue llevado a la perrera."

Natural Translation

The dog was taken to the pound.

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