What does cerdo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cerdo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cerdo in Spanish.

The word cerdo in Spanish means pig, hog, pork, pig, pig, beast, swine, filthy, grubby, lousy, bristle, sow, horsehair, dirty, filthy, recently-harvested grain, bristle, pork rind, Iberian ham. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cerdo

pig, hog

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (animal mamífero) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cerda ha tenido cinco cerditos.

pork

nombre masculino (carne de mamífero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Preparé cerdo con miel y jengibre para la cena.
I made pork with honey and ginger for dinner.

pig

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial, peyorativo (persona sucia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿No te has duchado en un mes? ¡Eres un cerdo!
You haven't showered in a month? You're a pig!

pig, beast, swine

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial, peyorativo (persona ruin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mauricio es un cerdo: traicionó a su propia madre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. That swine would sell his own grandmother.

filthy, grubby

adjetivo (coloquial, peyorativo (sucio, desaseado) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ese niño cerdo nunca se lava las manos.
That filthy (or: grubby) boy never washes his hands.

lousy

adjetivo (coloquial, peyorativo (ruin, deshonesto) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El capataz era un viejo cerdo que siempre intentaba explotar a todo el mundo.
The foreman was a lousy old man who always tried to run roughshod over everyone.

bristle

nombre femenino (filamentos del cepillo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que cambiar el cepillo de dientes cuando las cerdas están dobladas.
You have to change your toothbrush when the bristles become bent.

sow

nombre femenino (hembra del cerdo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cerda ha tenido cinco cerditos.
The sow had five piglets.

horsehair

nombre femenino (pelo de caballo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arco del violín está fabricado con cerdas de caballo.
Violin bows are made out of horsehair.

dirty, filthy

adjetivo (desaseado, sucio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
¡Qué cerdo! ¿No te has duchado en un mes?
How filthy! Have you not showered for a month?

recently-harvested grain

nombre femenino (mies segada)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Colocó la cerda en la carreta.
She placed the recently harvested grain in the wheel barrel.

bristle

nombre femenino (animales: pelo corto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He comprado un cepillo para el pelo con cerdas de jabalí.
I bought a hair brush with boar bristles.

pork rind

nombre femenino (ES (piel de cerdo frita) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ayer nos pusieron unas cortezas de tapa en el bar.
Yesterday, they gave us pork rinds at the bar.

Iberian ham

nombre masculino (pata de cerdo curada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mejor jamón de cerdo sin duda es el ibérico.
The best ham without question is Iberian ham.

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