chancho

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Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chanchar.

Noun

chancho m (plural chanchos)

  1. (informal) bite (act of biting)
    Synonyms: dentada, trabada, trincada
  2. (informal) nibble, bite (a piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting)
    Synonym: petisco

Etymology 2

Noun

chancho m (plural chanchos)

  1. (informal) pig
    Synonyms: cocho, porco, quino

Etymology 3

Verb

chancho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chanchar

References

Spanish

Etymology

From sancho, from sanch, used to call pigs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Syllabification: chan‧cho

Noun

chancho m (plural chanchos, feminine chancha, feminine plural chanchas)

  1. (Latin America) pig
    Synonyms: cerdo, puerco

Adjective

chancho (feminine chancha, masculine plural chanchos, feminine plural chanchas)

  1. (Latin America, figuratively) dirty
    Synonyms: sucio, cerdo

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