Polyglot Dictionary

suíno

/ˈswinu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os suínos

Meaning

  1. pig

    • Criam suínos.

      They raise pigs.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

porco

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 suíno mean?

2 Fill the gap: Criam ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches suíno?

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