bacoriño

Galician

Alternative forms

• bacorinho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From bácoro +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakoˈɾiɲo̝/

Noun

bacoriño m (plural bacoriños)

1. suckling pig (diminutive of bácoro)

   Synonyms: bacorelo, larego, leitón

   • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o provebios en Romance:

     Vacoriño en celeyro, no quer cõpañeyro (proverb)

     The piglet in the granary doesn't want a partner

Related terms

• bacorelo
• bácoro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bacoriño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bacoriño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bacorelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “bacoriño”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024