Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pucaro, from Latin poculum, from Proto-Italic *pōtlom (with the instrument suffix *-tlom, that yields -culum, compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, drinking vessel)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (drink).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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púcaro m (plural púcaros)

  1. small pot
  2. mug used for drinking milk

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pucaro, from Latin poculum, from Proto-Italic *pōtlo- (with the instrument suffix *-tlo-, that yields -culum, compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, drinking vessel)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (drink). Compare bibo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pú‧ca‧ro

Noun

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púcaro m (plural púcaros)

  1. a type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from another container

Descendants

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  • Spanish: búcaro