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Translation

pig

Word origin

From Latin porcus ('pig'), the source of French porc and English pork. Esperanto uses porko for the animal itself; the meat is porkaĵo, built with the product suffix -aĵ.

Origin
Latin
Root
porcus
English cognates
pork, porcupine

Examples

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The pig sleeps next to the small house.

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In the countryside we saw pigs and horses.

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The fat pig eats all day long.

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This word is part of lesson 26.