bacoriño

Galician

Etymology

From bácoro +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bakoˈɾiɲo̝/

Noun

bacoriño m (plural bacoriños)

suckling pig (diminutive of bácoro)
Synonyms: bacorelo, larego, leitón
- 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o provebios en Romance:
  Vacoriño en celeyro, no quer cõpañeyro (proverb)
  The piglet in the granary doesn't want a partner

Related terms

References

“bacoriño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“bacoriño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“bacorelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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