perro

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See also: Perro, pero, and però

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish perro.

Noun

perro

  1. dog

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perro (dog).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: per‧ro

Adjective

perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

  1. stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
    Synonym: emperrado
    A porta está perra, não a consigo abrir.
    The door is stuck, I can't open it.
  2. stubborn
    Synonym: teimoso

Derived terms

Noun

perro m (plural perros)

  1. (rare) dog
    Synonyms: cão, cachorro
  2. (figurative) mischievous person

Derived terms


Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es
un perro

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Originally had a pejorative connotation. Supplanted the Latin word can. Perhaps from a call used for dogs (compare Galician apurrar (set the dogs on)). Another theory derives it from Iberian. Compare Asturian perru, Lokono péero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro]
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Noun

perro m (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras)

  1. dog (animal)
    Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho
    Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro
  2. (derogatory) asshole (despicable person)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: perro
  • Portuguese: perro

Adjective

perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

  1. doggy, doggish
  2. awful
  3. wicked, mean

See also

Further reading