purtsiau

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• purtseauã

Etymology

From Late Latin porcella (“female piglet”), from porcellus (“piglet”), diminutive of Latin porcus (“pig”). Compare Romanian purcea.

Noun

purtsiau f (plural purtseli, masculine purtsel)

1. young sow (female pig), female piglet

Related terms

• purtsel
• porc, porche