pécora

See also: pecora and Pecora

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), via Italian pecora (“sheep”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ku.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: pé‧co‧ra

Noun

pécora f (plural pécoras)

1. head of cattle
2. (derogatory, colloquial) prostitute (woman with a bad grade)
3. (regional, derogatory) frivolous girl/bitch

Derived terms

• pecorear

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpekoɾa/ [ˈpe.ko.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ekoɾa
• Syllabification: pé‧co‧ra

Noun

pécora f (plural pécoras)

1. bitch.
2. whore.
3. livestock head, typically yielding wool

Derived terms

• pecorear

Further reading

• “pécora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “pécora”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010