puerca

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin porca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾka/ [ˈpweɾ.ka]
Audio (Spain): (file)
Rhymes: -eɾka
Syllabification: puer‧ca

Noun

puerca f (plural puercas)

female equivalent of puerco (“pig”); sow
Synonym: cerda

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.