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porco — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nasty adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.
  • pig noun A farm animal with a snout and cloven hooves, raised for meat.
  • pork noun Meat from a pig.
  • slovenly adj Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

Senses

porco is used for these senses in English:

  • nasty (now, _, chiefly, _, US) Dirty, filthy. [from 14th c.]
  • 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.
  • pork (mostly, uncountable) The meat of a pig.
  • slovenly Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.

nasty — full definition

  1. adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.
  2. adj Dirty or filthy.
  3. adj Serious or dangerous, especially of an injury, illness, or situation.

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").

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