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porca.

sow, female swine;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔr.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔr.ka]
  1. sow (female pig)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *porkā (“female pig”).

noun[ˈpɔr.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔr.ka]
  1. the ridge between two furrows; a balk; a lynchet

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *porkā (“furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare English furrow. Doublet of riga.

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