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porco — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pig noun A farm animal with a snout and cloven hooves, raised for meat.
  • slimeball noun (informal) A dishonest, sleazy, or generally repellent person.
  • swine noun A pig, especially a domesticated one raised for farming.

Senses

porco is used for these senses in English:

  • pig (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
  • pig (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
  • slimeball (figuratively, originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.
  • swine (pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swine or swines).

pig — full definition

  1. noun A farm animal with a snout and cloven hooves, raised for meat.
  2. noun Someone who eats greedily or messily (informal, insulting).
  3. noun A slang, disrespectful term for a police officer.
  4. verb To eat greedily (informal, usually with "out").

slimeball — full definition

  1. noun (informal) A dishonest, sleazy, or generally repellent person.
  2. noun A round, sticky lump covered in or made of slime.

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