porc

See also: pòrc, pōrc, pörc, and Porč

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• porcu

Etymology

From Latin porcus. Compare Romanian porc.

Noun

porc m (plural ports)

1. pig

Related terms

• porche
• purtsel, purtsiau
• purcar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɔrk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɔɾk]

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Noun

porc m (plural porcs)

1. pig, swine
2. pork

   Synonym: carn de porc

Derived terms

• porc senglar

Related terms

• porcell
• porquer
• porquerol

References

• “porc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “porc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “porc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “porc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French porc, from Old French porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).

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• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ/

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• Homophones: porcs, port, ports

Noun

porc m (plural porcs)

1. pork
2. pig

   Synonym: cochon

3. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person

   sale porc!

Usage notes

• Used as an insult, the word porc is rather harsh or even dirty (especially with epithets such as "sale" or "gros") whereas the word cochon in the same sense has a more affectionate or childish meaning. Thus, "mon petit cochon" could be translate as "you little dirty one ", using porc instead of cochon is here very unusual or may be viewed as an awkward dirty talking line.

Derived terms

• balancer son porc

Related terms

• porcher
• pourceau

Further reading

• “porc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.