Polyglot Dictionary

porco

/ˈpoɾku/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os porcos

Meaning

  1. pig

    • O porco grunhiu.

      The pig grunted.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

suíno

suíno is more scientific or technical, used in industry or veterinary contexts; porco is the everyday word, also used colloquially as an insult — both mean "pig."

Similar in other languages

German

Schwein

Schwein is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pig."

Spanish

cerdo

cerdo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pig."

Spanish

chancho

chancho is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pig."

Practice

1 What does porco mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ grunhiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches porco?

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