Similar words
cerdo
chancho is the standard word for "pig" in much of Latin America, a regional variant of cerdo.
puerco
chancho and puerco are close synonyms for "pig," regional variants.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
porco
porco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pig."
Portuguese
suíno
suíno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pig."
Practice
1 What does chancho mean?
pig
2 Fill the gap: El ___ comió maíz.
Full sentence: El chancho comió maíz. (The pig ate corn.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches chancho?
chancho: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.