la perrera

dog pound, animal shelter

p e ˈr e ɾ a

perr dog + era female agent, or a thing/place associated with

noun · feminine Rare #47,567

dog pound, animal shelter Often refers to a place where stray or abandoned dogs are kept; it can also be a shelter where dogs are adopted.

SP: Adoptamos un perro de la perrera.

EN: We adopted a dog from the animal shelter.

There is a dog shelter in Cranberry.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Our dog is in the kennel.

You'll go to the dog pound, son.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

You realize I got that dog for free from the pound, right?

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Rodrigo's family went to the animal shelter to adopt a dog.

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