facóquero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin phacochoerus, from Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lens”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈkokeɾo/ [faˈko.ke.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -okeɾo
• Syllabification: fa‧có‧que‧ro

Noun

facóquero m (plural facóqueros)

1. warthog

Further reading

• “facóquero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014