by Virgilio Ortega Pérez · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788408170426
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«Palabrotalogía» is the linguistic popular-science essay by Virgilio Ortega Pérez, published by Booket in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
The book traces the etymology of Spanish swear words and obscenities: from the more than sixty Roman expressions for prostitution to words like 'fornicar', 'pelleja' or 'mierda'. The author uses Pompeii graffiti and classical references to explain them with popularising rigour and humour.
It was published on 4 April 2017, belongs to Booket's Divulgación collection and is a continuation of Palabralogía, the author's previous essay.
For readers interested in language and classical culture who want to discover the origin of swear words.
