pecora

See also: Pecora and pécora

Italian

Gregge di pecore (Flock of sheep)

Etymology

Inherited 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 pecoro, ariete or montone)

1. sheep (animal)
2. (strictly) ewe
3. (by extension, singular) its meat (raw or cooked), its skin or its fur
4. (by extension) tame, meek animal
5. (figurative, by extension, derogatory) sheep (shy, gullible person), milksop
6. (slang) prostitute
7. (figurative, Christianity) a religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community

Derived terms

• cartapecora
• pecoraccia
• pecoraggine
• pecorame
• pecoreccio
• pecoreggiare
• pecorella
• pecoresco
• pecoretta
• pecoricida
• pecoriglio
• pecorile
• pecorina
• pecorismo
• pecorità
• pecorizzare
• pecoro
• pecorone
• pecoruccia
• pecorume

Related terms

• peco
• pecoraio
• pecorino
• pecoroso
• pecuario
• peculato
• peculio
• pecunia

Descendants

• → French: pécore
• → Portuguese: pécora
• → Spanish: pécora

See also

• agnello
• ovino

Anagrams

• eparco

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ.kɔ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː.ko.ra]

Noun

pecora n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pecus