perro

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish perro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe.ro] Hyphenation: pe‧rro Homophone: pero === Noun === perro dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) == Ladino == === Noun === perro m (Hebrew spelling פירו) alternative form of pero === References === == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro. === Noun === perro m (plural perros) (derogatory) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) [ca. 1200] Synonym: can ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: pero, perro, פירו Spanish: perroChavacano: perro→ Portuguese: perro→ Yao (South America): pero === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “perro”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 391 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish perro (“dog”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eʁu Hyphenation: per‧ro === Adjective === perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras) stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) Synonym: emperrado stubborn Synonym: teimoso ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === perro m (plural perros) (rare) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) Synonyms: cão, cachorro (figurative) mischievous person ==== Derived terms ==== aperrear (“to provoke a dog”) === Further reading === “perro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “perro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish perro (“cur”) (ca. 1200), of uncertain origin. Originally had a pejorative connotation, but soon began to supplant the Latin word can. Perhaps from a call used for dogs; compare Galician apurrar (“set the dogs on”). Another theory derives it from Iberian; compare Asturian perru. If so, it may be related to Spanish zorro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpero/ [ˈpe.ro] Rhymes: -ero Syllabification: pe‧rro === Noun === perro m (plural perros, feminine perra, feminine plural perras, diminutive perrillo or perrito) dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) Synonyms: (formal) can, (colloquial) chucho perro callejero ― stray dog (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin Hyponyms: cachorro, quiltro (derogatory) asshole (despicable person) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: perro → Portuguese: perro → Yao (South America): pero === Adjective === perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras) doggy or doggish awful wicked; mean === See also === pichicho === Further reading === “perro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025