perro

See also: Perro, pero, and però

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish perro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe.ro]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rro

Noun

perro

  1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)

Ladino

Noun

perro m (Hebrew spelling פירו)[1]

  1. alternative form of pero
    • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 221:
      La limpyeza era el fetcho de una banda de perros errantes, flakos i yenos de pulgas ke se kargavan de desbarasar los montones de suzyeda.
      Cleanliness was in a pack of stray dogs’ [best] interest, as they were weak and lousy from so much filth.

References

  1. ^ “perro”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Old Spanish

Etymology

    Uncertain. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro.

    Noun

    perro m (plural perros)

    1. (derogatory) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) [ca. 1200]
      Synonym: can

    Descendants

    • Ladino: pero, perro, פירו
    • Spanish: perro

    References

    • Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “perro”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 391

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish perro (“dog”).

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -eʁu
    • Hyphenation: per‧ro

    Adjective

    perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

    1. stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
      Synonym: emperrado
      A porta está perra, não a consigo abrir.
      The door is stuck, I can't open it.
    2. stubborn
      Synonym: teimoso

    Derived terms

    Noun

    perro m (plural perros)

    1. (rare) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
      Synonyms: cão, cachorro
    2. (figurative) mischievous person

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Spanish perro (“cur”) (ca. 1200), of uncertain origin. Originally had a pejorative connotation, but soon began to supplant the Latin word can. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro]
      • Audio (Spain):(file)
      • Rhymes: -ero
      • Syllabification: pe‧rro

      Noun

      perro m (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras, diminutive perrillo or perrito)

      1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
        Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho
        perro callejero ― stray dog
        • 2024 February 3, Amanda Schupak, “¿Quieres saber cuánto tiempo vivirá tu perro? Mide su nariz”, in CNN en Español‎[2], archived from the original on 17 March 2024:
          “Un macho de tamaño mediano y cara plana, como un bulldog, tiene tres veces más probabilidades de vivir una vida más corta que una hembra de tamaño pequeño y cara larga, como un perro salchicha miniatura o un galgo italiano”, dijo Kirsten McMillan, especialista en datos. científico de Dogs Trust, la organización benéfica para perros más grande del Reino Unido, y autora principal del artículo publicado en la revista Scientific Reports.
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      2. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
        Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro
      3. (derogatory) asshole (despicable person)

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Adjective

      perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

      1. doggy or doggish
      2. awful
      3. wicked; mean

      See also

      Further reading

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