cachorro

Borrowed from Spanish cachorro (“cub”), from Basque txakur, xakur (“puppy”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃo.ʁu/, /kaˈʃo.hu/, /kaˈʃo.ɦʊ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃo.ʁu/
• Hyphenation: ca‧chor‧ro

cachorro m (plural cachorros, feminine cachorra, feminine plural cachorras)

1. (Portugal) puppy (a young dog)
2. (Brazil, Madeira) dog (of any age)
3. Short for cachorro-quente: hot dog

In Brazil, the feminine cachorra is not commonly used in the sense of “dog”. Cadela is usually used instead.

• (dog): cão

Metathesis of Basque txakur, xakur (“puppy”); also the source of South Corsican ghjacaru (“hound”), Sardinian giagaru.

cachorro m (plural cachorros)

1. puppy
2. cub (the young of certain other animals, generally mammals)

• perro m

• cachorro de lobo (wolf cub, wolfling)

• can
• chucho
• perrito
• pichicho