pecora
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).
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Noun edit
pecora f (plural pecore) (male ariete or montone)
- (mammals) sheep
- ewe
- (figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop
- (slang) prostitute
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛkɔrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛːkorä]
Noun edit
pecora n