Marrano and Puerco

Question

According to real academia espanola marrano means pig, is this accurate?

Accurate? Is it a joke? - lazarus1907, Jun 2, 2011

Hmm - Destroyed99, Jun 2, 2011

Answer 1

Marrano (as seen in our dictionary) means swine and is usually carries a more derogative connotation, whereas puerco literally means pig and as well describes pig products such as pork.

A foot note, marrano is sometimes used as an adjective to insult a slob or a glutton.

Answer 2

marrano1, na.

(Del ár. hisp. mu?arrám, y este del ár. clás. mu?arram, declarado anatema).

1. adj. despect. Se decía del converso que judaizaba ocultamente. U. t. c. s.

2. adj. ant. Se decía de la persona maldita o descomulgada. Era u. t. c. s.

3. m. y f. coloq. Persona sucia y desaseada. U. t. c. adj.

4. m. y f. coloq. Persona grosera, sin modales. U. t. c. adj.

5. m. y f. coloq. Persona que procede o se porta mal o bajamente. U. t. c. adj.

6. m. cerdo (? mamífero artiodáctilo).

7. f. cerda (? hembra del cerdo).

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puerco.

(Del lat. porcus).

1. m. cerdo (? mamífero artiodáctilo).

2. m. coloq. Hombre desaliñado, sucio, que no tiene limpieza. U. t. c. adj.

3. m. coloq. Hombre grosero, sin cortesía ni crianza. U. t. c. adj.

4. m. coloq. Hombre ruin, interesado, venal. U. t. c. adj.

5. m. Cineg. jabalí.

cerdo.

(De cerda, pelo grueso).

1. m. Mamífero artiodáctilo del grupo de los Suidos, que se cría en domesticidad para aprovechar su cuerpo en la alimentación humana y en otros usos. La forma silvestre es el jabalí.

2. m. Carne de este animal. Le han aconsejado no comer cerdo.

3. m. coloq. puerco (? hombre sucio). U. t. c. adj.

4. m. coloq. puerco (? hombre grosero). U. t. c. adj.

5. m. coloq. puerco (? hombre ruin). U. t. c. adj.

Answer 3

In México "cerdo is the pig and "puerco is the meat of the pig.

But as usual both can have additional meanings.as in "porqueria" a mess, and "como un cerdo"

As far as "Marrano" in RAE it is the last of six definitions

Edit Marrano is used as well but cerdo and puerco ar more common here

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Lol, I thought it was vise versa. =) - DJ_Huero, Jun 2, 2011

Answer 4

It's the idiot kid

for president! - timmyspanish, Jun 2, 2011

Alfred E. Neuman. . .could easily be the best President ever! - lorenzo9, Jun 2, 2011

Answer 5

No, someone just slipped in it imbetween the other definitions to see if the editors were paying attention. They're still laughing, just like the guy who put up the motto in Latin at an American university, but changed it to "What, me worry?" and no one noticed for years.

I don't even know what you're talking bout and I'm laughin' my trasero off. ;-P - DJ_Huero, Jun 2, 2011