verraco

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verrācus, from Latin verrēs (“boar”). Compare Romance cognates with varying suffixes: Portuguese barrão, Asturian verrón, French verrat, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈrako/ [beˈra.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: ve‧rra‧co === Noun === verraco m (plural verracos) a male, uncastrated adult pig (archaeology) a stone sculpture of a pig or other quadruped created by the pre-Roman inhabitants of Iberia, especially the Vettones (Latin America) foolish, slovenly or misbehaving person (Philippines) a stud, literally and figuratively; oftentimes used in the context of masculinity and machismo (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “verraco”, 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 “verraco”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “verraco”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA