puerco

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish puerco.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpweɾko/, [ˈpweɾ.ko]
  • Hyphenation: puer‧co

Noun

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puerco

  1. pig

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish puerco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpweɾko/ [ˈpweɾ.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾko
  • Syllabification: puer‧co

Noun

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puerco m (plural puercos, feminine puerca, feminine plural puercas)

  1. pig
    Synonyms: cerdo, chancho, cocho, cochino, cuchí, gorrino, guarro, marrano
  2. pork (the meat of a pig)
  3. (slang, derogatory, Mexico) police officer; "pig"

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