cachorro

Meaning

1. (Portugal, masculine) puppy (a young dog)
2. (Brazil, Madeira, masculine) dog (of any age)
3. (Brazil, derogatory, masculine) a promiscuous man
4. (Brazil, figuratively, masculine) an unfaithful man
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of cachorro-quente: hot dog
6. (masculine) modillion
7. (Brazil, masculine) the fifth group in jogo do bicho
8. (derogatory, masculine) a police officer

Concepts

dog

🐕

hound

puppy

doggy

domestic dog

hot dog

pup

sexes

she dog

watchdog

whelp

male dog

K-9

Canis familiaris

she-dog

gos

bitch

dog

🐕

canid

canine

cub

Synonyms

cão

🐕

cadela

cachorra

filhote

loba

onça

cachorrinho

cãozinho

căo

cão

🐕

hot dog

cachorro-quente

cães

Translations

perro

🐕

chien

🐕

Hund

🐕

hond

🐕

cane

🐕

canis

🐕

gos

🐕

köpek

🐕

σκύλος

gos

can

ca

🐕

gossa

kûçik

🐕

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈʃo.ʁu/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: cucciolo

Cognate with Corsican: ghjacaru

In summary

Uncertain. Likely inherited from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, plus the suffix -orro; whence also Spanish cachorro.

Sentences

O cachorro e o gato eram bons amigos .

The dog and the cat were good friends.

O grande cachorro preto está correndo na areia perto da praia .

The big black dog is running on the sand near the beach.

Um cachorro correndo com um brinquedo azul na boca .

A dog running with a blue toy in its mouth.

Um pequeno cachorro salta sobre um riacho .

A small dog jumps over a stream.

Um homem e um cachorro branco estão olhando para uma exibição de cartões postais .

A man and a white dog are looking at a display of postcards.

O cachorro e o gato brigavam constantemente .

The dog and cat were constantly fighting.