gorrino

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic gorr +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈrino/ [ɡoˈri.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: go‧rri‧no

Noun

gorrino m (plural gorrinos)

1. pig, piglet (especially a pig less than four months old)

   Synonyms: cerdo, cerdito

2. (by extension, colloquial) pig, slob (slovenly person)

Further reading

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