Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈθeɾðo/

Line drawing of cerdo
Coloured illustration of cerdo
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Translation

pig; pork

Word origin

From Latin saeta ('bristle, stiff hair'), the animal being named for its coarse hair. The pig was originally called a puerco; cerdo is a later euphemism from saeta.

Origin
Latin
Root
saeta

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcerdos

Examples

.

The pig lives in the country near the river.

.

We had pork at dinner.

granja.

My grandfather had a pig on his farm.

muchas .

The pig eats many different things.

.

I do not like pork when it is very dry.

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This word is part of lesson 22.