puerca

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin porca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾka/ [ˈpweɾ.ka]

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• Rhymes: -eɾka
• Syllabification: puer‧ca

Noun

puerca f (plural puercas)

1. female equivalent of puerco (“pig”); sow

   Synonym: cerda

Further reading

• “puerca”, 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