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cerda.

sow (female pig)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθeɾda/[ˈθeɾ.ð̞a]/ˈseɾda/[ˈseɾ.ð̞a]

  1. sow (female pig)

    feminine

  2. pig, slob (woman)

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively

  3. bitch, slut

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps from Late Latin setula, diminutive of Latin sēta, saeta (“thick hair”) (compare Italian setola (“bristle”)), but the initial and the liquid would be irregular. Anders proposes a source in Vulgar Latin cirra (“lock, tuft of hair”), from Latin cirrus, influenced by saeta. Also compare Aragonese cerra and Basque zerri (“pig”).

noun/ˈθeɾda/[ˈθeɾ.ð̞a]/ˈseɾda/[ˈseɾ.ð̞a]

  1. bristle (stiff or coarse hair)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps from Late Latin setula, diminutive of Latin sēta, saeta (“thick hair”) (compare Italian setola (“bristle”)), but the initial and the liquid would be irregular. Anders proposes a source in Vulgar Latin cirra (“lock, tuft of hair”), from Latin cirrus, influenced by saeta. Also compare Aragonese cerra and Basque zerri (“pig”).

adj/ˈθeɾda/[ˈθeɾ.ð̞a]/ˈseɾda/[ˈseɾ.ð̞a]

  1. feminine singular of cerdo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps from Late Latin setula, diminutive of Latin sēta, saeta (“thick hair”) (compare Italian setola (“bristle”)), but the initial and the liquid would be irregular. Anders proposes a source in Vulgar Latin cirra (“lock, tuft of hair”), from Latin cirrus, influenced by saeta. Also compare Aragonese cerra and Basque zerri (“pig”).

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