See also: Perro, pero, and però

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish perro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe.ro]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rro

Noun

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perro

  1. dog

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish perro (dog).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eʁu
  • Hyphenation: per‧ro

Adjective

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perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

  1. stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
    Synonym: emperrado
    A porta está perra, não a consigo abrir.
    The door is stuck, I can't open it.
  2. stubborn
    Synonym: teimoso

Derived terms

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Noun

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perro m (plural perros)

  1. (rare) dog
    Synonyms: cão, cachorro
  2. (figurative) mischievous person

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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un perro

Etymology

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From Old Spanish perro (ca. 1200), of uncertain origin. Originally had a pejorative connotation, but soon began to supplant the Latin word can. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (set the dogs on). Another theory derives it from Iberian, compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Syllabification: pe‧rro

Noun

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perro m (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras)

  1. dog (animal)
    Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho
  2. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
    Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro
  3. (derogatory) asshole (despicable person)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Chavacano: perro
  • Portuguese: perro
  • Yao (South America): pero

Adjective

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perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

  1. doggy, doggish
  2. awful
  3. wicked, mean

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Further reading

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