cachorro

Portuguese

cachorros

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish (deprecated template usage) cachorro, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Basque (deprecated template usage) txakur, (deprecated template usage) xakur.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃo.xʊ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃo.ʁu/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: ca‧chor‧ro

Noun

cachorro m (plural s, feminine cachorra, feminine plural cachorras)

1. puppy (a young dog)
2. (deprecated template usage) (Brazil) dog
3. (deprecated template usage) (cooking) hot dog

Synonyms

• (dog): cão
• (hot dog): cachorro-quente

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Spanish

Etymology

Metathesis of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Basque (deprecated template usage) txakur, (deprecated template usage) xakur ‘puppy’; also loaned South Corsican (deprecated template usage) ghjacaru ‘hound’, Sardinian (deprecated template usage) giagaru.

Noun

cachorro m (plural cachorros)

1. puppy
2. cub (the young of certain other animals)

Synonyms

• perro m

Derived terms

• cachorro de lobo (wolf cub, wolfling)

See also

• can
• chucho
• perrito
• pichicho