pecora

See also: Pecora and pécora

Italian

Gregge di pecore (Flock of sheep)

Etymology

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ko.ra/
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Rhymes: -ɛkora
Hyphenation: pè‧co‧ra

Noun

pecora f (plural pecore) (male ariete or montone)

(mammals) sheep
ewe
(figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop
(slang) prostitute

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eparco

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛkɔrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ko.ra/, [ˈpɛːkorä]

Noun

pecora n

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pecus

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