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

• Template:R:DDLG
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• “chancho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From sancho, from sanch, used to call pigs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃo]

Noun

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

1. (Latin America) pig

Synonyms

• cerdo, puerco

Adjective

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

1. (Latin America, figuratively) dirty

Derived terms

• chanchada
• chanchullo
• (diminutives): chanchito