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cachorro.

puppy (a young dog)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈʃo.ʁu/Brazil[kaˈʃo.hu]Brazil/kaˈʃo.ʁu/Rio-de-Janeiro[kaˈʃo.χu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. puppy (a young dog)

    Portugal · masculine

  2. dog (of any age)

    Brazil · Madeira · masculine
    Por favor, cuide do cachorro enquanto estivermos fora.

  3. a promiscuous man

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine

  4. an unfaithful man

    Brazil · figuratively · masculine

  5. ellipsis of cachorro-quente: hot dog

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine

  6. modillion

    masculine

  7. the fifth group in jogo do bicho

    Brazil · masculine

  8. a police officer

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Likely inherited from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, plus the suffix -orro; whence also Spanish cachorro.

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