What does porco in Italian mean?

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

The word porco in Italian means pig, pig, degenerate, lecher, swine, slob, pig, porker, fatso, hog, bloody, to eat like a pig, crowbar, jemmy, damn, sugar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word porco

pig

sostantivo maschile (maiale, suino) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il porco si rotolava nel fango.

pig, degenerate, lecher, swine

(figurato, spregiativo (sporcaccione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Stai sempre a pensare al sesso: sei davvero un porco!
You're always thinking about sex: you're a real pig!

slob, pig

sostantivo maschile (figurato, spregiativo, offensivo (individuo sgradevole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel politico è un porco che ha rubato impunemente per anni.

porker, fatso, hog

sostantivo maschile (figurato, spregiativo, offensivo (grassone, ciccione) (slang, derogatory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guarda come si abbuffa quel porco di tuo zio!
Look at that hog of your uncle stuffing himself!

bloody

aggettivo (spregiativo, in imprecazioni) (UK, curse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Porca miseria! Ho perso il treno.

to eat like a pig

(informal)

crowbar, jemmy

sostantivo maschile (tipo di leva) (engineering)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Scassinò la porta con un piede di porco.
He broke the door open with a crowbar.

damn, sugar

(colloquial)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Non vedo l'ora di partire, porco cane!

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