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pecora.

sheep (animal)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛ.ko.ra/
  1. sheep (animal)

    feminine
  2. ewe

    feminine
  3. its meat (raw or cooked), its skin or its fur

    broadly · feminine · singular
  4. tame, meek animal

    broadly · feminine
  5. sheep (shy, gullible person), milksop

    broadly · derogatory · feminine · figuratively
  6. prostitute

    feminine · slang
  7. a religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).

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