pécora

See also: pecora and Pecora

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), via Italian pecora (“sheep”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ku.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: pé‧co‧ra

Noun

pécora f (plural pécoras)

head of cattle
(derogatory, colloquial) prostitute (woman with a bad grade)
(regional, derogatory) frivolous girl/bitch

Derived terms

pecorear

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”).

Noun

pécora f (plural pécoras)

bitch.
whore.
Livestock head, typically yielding wool.

Further reading

“pécora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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