pecora

See also: Pecora and pécora

Italian

Gregge di pecore (Flock of sheep)

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkora
• Hyphenation: pè‧co‧ra

Noun

pecora f (plural pecore) (male ariete or montone)

1. (mammals) sheep
2. ewe
3. (figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop
4. (slang) prostitute

Derived terms

• cartapecora
• pecoraggine
• pecoraio
• pecorame
• pecoreccio
• pecoresco
• pecorile
• pecorina
• pecorino
• pecoro
• pecorone
• pecoroso
• pecorume

 

See also

• agnello
• ovino

Anagrams

• eparco

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛkɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛːkorä]

Noun

pecora n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pecus