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porca.

sow; female equivalent of porco

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. sow; female equivalent of porco

    feminine
  2. slut (promiscuous woman)

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Proto-Italic *porkā Latin porca Old Galician-Portuguese porca Portuguese porca From Old Galician-Portuguese porca, from Latin porca (“sow”), feminine of porcus (“pig”), from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”).

noun/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. nut (that fits on a bolt)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese porca, probably from Latin porca (“ridge”).

adj/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. feminine singular of porco

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Proto-Italic *porkā Latin porca Old Galician-Portuguese porca Portuguese porca From Old Galician-Portuguese porca, from Latin porca (“sow”), feminine of porcus (“pig”), from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”).

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