facoquero

See also: facóquero

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• facochero, facóquero

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Phacochoerus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.koˈke.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.kuˈke.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -eɾu
• Hyphenation: fa‧co‧que‧ro

Noun

facoquero m (plural facoqueros)

1. warthog (any wild pig of genus Phacochoerus)

   Synonyms: javali-africano, javali

Further reading

• “facoquero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “facoquero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026