bácoro

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possible origins include[1]:

  • Hebrew [script needed] (bakhur, “Jewish child; piglet”);
  • Arabic [script needed] (al-buks, “young camel; veal”);
  • Arabic [script needed] (bukayra), diminutive of [script needed] (bakrun, “bull”);
  • a Germanic word related to French bacon;
  • Medieval Latin bacharus.

Cognate with Galician bácoro.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈba.ku.ɾu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈba.ko.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: bá‧co‧ro

Noun

bácoro m (plural bácoros)

  1. piglet, suckling pig

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.
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