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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