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Spanish
Etymology
From cocho, from coch, used to call pigs. Compare French cochon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈt͡ʃino/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: co‧chi‧no
Noun
cochino m (plural cochinos)
- pig, hog
- Synonyms: cerdo, chancho, guarro, puerco
- pervert
- Synonym: pervertido
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Adjective
cochino (feminine cochina, masculine plural cochinos, feminine plural cochinas)
- dirty (as in an action done by a child like eating with dirty hands)
- Synonyms: guarro, puerco, chancho
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