chancho

Galician

Etymology 1

From chanchar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃo̝/

Noun

chancho m (plural chanchos)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃo̝/

Noun

chancho m (plural chanchos)

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

References


Spanish

Etymology

From sancho, from sanch, used to call pigs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃo/, [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]

Noun

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

  1. (Latin America) pig

Synonyms

Adjective

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

  1. (Latin America, figuratively) dirty

Derived terms

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