gorrino

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic gorr +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gorrino m (plural gorrinos)

pig, piglet (especially a pig less than four months old)
Synonyms: cerdo, cerdito
(by extension, colloquial) pig, slob (slovenly person)

Further reading

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

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