pécora
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), via Italian pecora (“sheep”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pé‧co‧ra
Noun edit
pécora f (plural pécoras)
- head of cattle
- (derogatory, colloquial) prostitute (woman with a bad grade)
- (regional, derogatory) frivolous girl/bitch
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”).
Noun edit
pécora f (plural pécoras)
Further reading edit
- “pécora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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