perro - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

See also: Perro, pero, and però

Contents

  • 1 Chavacano
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Noun
  • 2 Portuguese
    • 2.1 Etymology
    • 2.2 Pronunciation
    • 2.3 Adjective
      • 2.3.1 Derived terms
    • 2.4 Noun
      • 2.4.1 Derived terms
  • 3 Spanish
    • 3.1 Etymology
    • 3.2 Pronunciation
    • 3.3 Noun
      • 3.3.1 Derived terms
      • 3.3.2 Descendants
    • 3.4 Adjective
    • 3.5 See also
    • 3.6 Further reading

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish perro.

Noun[edit]

perro

  1. dog

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish perro (dog).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: per‧ro

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

perrom (plural perros)

  1. (rare) dog
    Synonyms: cão, cachorro
  2. (figurative) mischievous person

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Spanish perro (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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Syllabification: pe‧rro

Noun[edit]

perrom (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras)

  1. dog (animal)
    Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho
  2. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
    Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro
  3. (derogatory) asshole (despicable person)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. doggy, doggish
  2. awful
  3. wicked, mean

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

perro - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)
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