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"Cochino" is an adjective which is often translated as "filthy", and "puerco" is a noun which is often translated as "pig". Learn more about the difference between "cochino" and "puerco" below.
cochino, el cochino, la cochina(
koh
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chee
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noh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (not clean)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
2. (colloquial) (unpleasant)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rotten
Pasé un día muy cochino recogiendo las placas del carro porque había una cola muy larga y hacía mucho frío.I had a really rotten day picking up the tags for my car because there was such a long line and it was really cold.
b. lousy
Trabajo día y noche para este trabajo, y todo por un sueldo realmente cochino.I work day and night for this job, and all for a really lousy salary.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (animal)
a. pig
Los cochinos están muy felices de revolcarse en el lodo.The pigs are very happy to roll around in the mud.
b. hog (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Hoy ha llegado el día de sacrificar los cochinos.Today's the day to slaughter the hogs.
4. (colloquial) (dirty person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. slob (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No se lava las manos después de ir al baño. Es un cochino.He won't wash his hands after going to the bathroom. He's a slob.
b. filthy pig (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No permitiré que ese cochino siga engañándome con su secretaria.I won't allow that filthy pig to keep cheating on me with his secretary.
5. (colloquial) (rude person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. swine (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Lárgate de aquí, cochino! No queremos gentuza como tú por aquí.Get out of here, swine! We don't want riffraff like you around here.
el puerco, la puerca, puerco(
pwehrr
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koh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (animal)
a. pig
Los puercos son más inteligentes de lo que muchos creen.Pigs are smarter than many people think.
b. hog
Mis vecinos tienen un puerco que pesa 200 kilos.My neighbors have a hog that weighs 200 kilos.
c. sow (feminine)
La puerca acaba de parir. - Ya sé; ¡los cerditos están hermosos!The sow just gave birth. - I know; the piglets are so cute!
2. (colloquial) (filthy person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pig (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi compañera de cuarto es una puerca. ¡Solo se baña una vez a la semana!My roommate is a pig. She only showers once a week!
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (colloquial) (rude man)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pig (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Quita las manos de mi hermana, puerco!Get your hands off my sister, you pig!
b. swine (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ricardo es un puerco que no sabe hablar bien de las mujeres.Ricardo is a swine who doesn't know how to talk respectfully about women.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (colloquial) (disgusting)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
6. (colloquial) (obscene)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. disgusting
Esa película es puerca; no es apta para menores.That's a disgusting movie; it's not suitable for minors.
