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porco.

pig (the domesticated farm animal Sus scrofa)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpoʁ.ku/Brazil[ˈpoh.ku]Brazil/ˈpoɾ.ku/São-Paulo/ˈpoʁ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. pig (the domesticated farm animal Sus scrofa)

    masculine

  2. pork; swineflesh

    masculine

  3. pig (dirty or slovenly person)

    derogatory · masculine

  4. supporter of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine · usually
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”). Compare Galician porco.

adj/ˈpoʁ.ku/Brazil[ˈpoh.ku]Brazil/ˈpoɾ.ku/São-Paulo/ˈpoʁ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. filthy; slovenly; unkempt

  2. coarse (of inferior quality)

  3. pertaining to, or related to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

    Brazil · relational
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”). Compare Galician porco.

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