Spanish Conversation · Level 162
29 words
Spanish word
puerco
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpweɾko/
Meaning
- masculine nounpig
Example
El puerco duerme en el corral.
The pig sleeps in the pen.
More examples
Compré carne de puerco para la cena.
I bought pork for dinner.
Core concept
A stocky farm pig rooting in mud.
Common phrases
carne de puerco
pork
chuleta de puerco
pork chop
Similar words
cerdo: Farm-raised pig kept mainly for meat and processing.
chancho: Pig in informal everyday speech in Argentina and neighboring regions.
Definition in Spanish
Se refiere al cerdo como animal; en muchas zonas de América Latina se emplea también para la carne y, en contextos coloquiales, sirve como insulto para señalar suciedad o grosería.
Word origin
From Latin porcus via medieval porco, Spanish puerco forms by regular sound change and its meaning extends from the animal to the meat and, colloquially, to an insulting sense meaning dirty or vulgar.
Usage tips
- In many Latin American countries puerco can mean pork on a menu, but as an epithet it calls someone filthy or rude, making it unsuitable for polite address.
Other meanings
- porknoun
- dirtyadjective
- vulgaradjective
Related words
- puerquitopigletnoun