cochino

See also: cochíno

Spanish

Etymology

From cocho, from coch, used to call pigs. Compare French cochon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃino/ [koˈt͡ʃi.no]

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: co‧chi‧no

Noun

cochino m (plural cochinos)

1. pig, hog

   Synonyms: cerdo, chancho, guarro, puerco

2. pervert

   Synonym: pervertido

Derived terms

• bahía de Cochinos
• cochinada
• cochinillo (diminutive)
• cochinito (diminutive)
• cochino de monte

 

Descendants

• → San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cochíno
• → Ye'kwana: kushi

Adjective

cochino (feminine cochina, masculine plural cochinos, feminine plural cochinas)

1. dirty (as in an action done by a child like eating with dirty hands)

   Synonyms: guarro, puerco, chancho

Further reading

• “cochino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28