cochino

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From cocho, from coch, used to call pigs. Cf. cochon.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃino/

NounEdit

cochino m (plural cochinos)

1. pig, hog
2. pervert

SynonymsEdit

• cerdo
• chancho
• guarro
• puerco

Derived termsEdit

• (diminutives): cochinito, cochinillo
• cochinada

AdjectiveEdit

cochino (feminine singular cochina, masculine plural cochinos, feminine plural cochinas)

1. dirty (as in an action done by a child like eating with dirty hands)

SynonymsEdit

• guarro, puerco, chancho

Further readingEdit

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