perro

See also: Perro, pero, and però

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish perro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe.ro]
• Hyphenation: pe‧rro

Noun

perro

1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)

Ladino

Noun

perro m (Hebrew spelling פירו)

1. Alternative form of pero
   • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎^[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 221:

     La limpyeza era el fetcho de una banda de perros errantes, flakos i yenos de pulgas ke se kargavan de desbarasar los montones de suzyeda.

     Cleanliness was in a pack of stray dogs’ [best] interest, as they were weak and lousy from so much filth.

Old Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro.

Verb

perro m (plural perros)

1. (derogatory) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) [ca. 1200]

   Synonym: can

Descendants

• Ladino: pero, perro, פירו
• Spanish: perro
  • Chavacano: perro
  • → Portuguese: perro
  • → Yao (South America): pero

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “perro”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 391

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perro (“dog”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʁu/ [ˈpe.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʁu/ [ˈpe.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʁu/ [ˈpe.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʁo/ [ˈpe.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʁu/

• Rhymes: -eʁu
• Hyphenation: per‧ro

Adjective

perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

1. stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

   Synonym: emperrado

   A porta está perra, não a consigo abrir.

   The door is stuck, I can't open it.

2. stubborn

   Synonym: teimoso

Derived terms

• emperrar

Noun

perro m (plural perros)

1. (rare) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)

   Synonyms: cão, cachorro

2. (figurative) mischievous person

Derived terms

• aperrear (“to provoke a dog”)

Spanish

un perro

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish perro (“cur”) (ca. 1200), of uncertain origin. Originally had a pejorative connotation, but soon began to supplant the Latin word can. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: pe‧rro

Noun

perro m (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras, diminutive perrillo or perrito)

1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)

   Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho

   perro callejero ― stray dog

2. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin

   Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro

3. (derogatory) asshole (despicable person)

Derived terms

• a cara de perro
• a otro perro con ese hueso
• a perro flaco, todo son pulgas
• alma de perro
• aperrar
• aperrear
• atar los perros con longaniza
• cabeza de perro
• cara de perro
• cola de perro
• compañón de perro
• dar perro muerto
• de perros
• Despeñaperros
• día de perros
• diente de perro
• echar los perros
• echarle los perros
• emperrarse
• hacer perro muerto
• hincar el perro
• humor de perros
• lengua de perro
• llevarse como el perro y el gato
• más raro que un perro verde
• muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia
• noche de perros
• pan de perro
• pata de perro
• perejil de perro
• perra
• perrada
• perrear
• perrera
• perrero
• perrillo
• perrito
• perro antiexplosivos
• perro caliente
• perro de agua
• perro de caza
• perro de mil leches
• perro de muestra
• perro de presa
• perro del mal
• perro faldero
• perro guardián
• perro guía
• perro ladrador, poco mordedor
• perro pastor
• perro que ladra no muerde
• perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso
• perro salchicha
• perro salvaje africano
• perro viejo
• perruno
• por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron
• posición del perro
• si es un perro, muerde
• tiempo de perros
• uva de perro
• vejiga de perro
• vida de perros

Descendants

• Chavacano: perro
• → Portuguese: perro
• → Yao (South America): pero

Adjective

perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

1. doggy or doggish
2. awful
3. wicked; mean

See also

• pichicho

Further reading

• “perro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10