porca

Portuguese

/ˈpɔɹ.ka/, /ˈpɔɻ.ka/

noun
Definitions
  • sow;
  • nut (that fits on a bolt)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese porca inherited from Latin porca (balk, sow, ridge, lynchet, ridge between two furrows) derived from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (young swine, young pig).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*porḱ-

Gloss

young swine, young pig

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