Masculine

porc

Meaning

  1. (masculine) pork
  2. (masculine) pig
  3. (derogatory, masculine, offensive, slang, vulgar) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɔʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French porc, from Old French porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).

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