"porca" meaning in Portuguese

See porca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/ [São-Paulo], /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpɔχ.kɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpɔɻ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: porcas [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese porca, from Latin porca (“sow”), feminine of porcus (“pig”), from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|porca}} Old Galician-Portuguese porca, {{inh|pt|la|porca||sow}} Latin porca (“sow”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*porḱ-||young swine, young pig}} Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} porca f (plural porcas)
  1. sow; female equivalent of porco Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-porca-pt-noun-DsV3gwDn Categories (other): Tools Disambiguation of Tools: 35 41 24
  2. (Portugal) slut (promiscuous woman) Tags: Portugal, feminine
    Sense id: en-porca-pt-noun-Y24Xb2aQ Categories (other): European Portuguese, Pages with 5 entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Tools Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 6 4 5 1 23 4 1 4 6 2 4 9 5 20 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 19 75 6 Disambiguation of Tools: 35 41 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: porca-marinha, porca-sara Related terms: porcaria, porco
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/ [São-Paulo], /ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpɔχ.kɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpɔɻ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpɔɾ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: porcas [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese porca, probably from Latin porca (“ridge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|porca}} Old Galician-Portuguese porca, {{inh|pt|la|porca|t=ridge}} Latin porca (“ridge”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} porca f (plural porcas)
  1. nut (that fits on a bolt) Tags: feminine Synonyms: rosca
    Sense id: en-porca-pt-noun-TWlVd2U1 Categories (other): Tools Disambiguation of Tools: 35 41 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈpɔʁ.kɐ/",
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