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porcus.

pig, hog; tame swine; glutton; (boar = verres);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔr.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔr.kus]
  1. a piglet, a young pig

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. a pig, hog

    broadly · declension-2 · masculine
  3. short for porcus marīnus (“sea-hog, mereswine, porpoise”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · declension-2 · masculine
  4. glutton, pig

    declension-2 · derogatory · masculine
  5. female genitalia

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). More at farrow. Compare also Ancient Greek πόρκος (pórkos).

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