chancho

adj.

1 dirty.

2 filthy.

m.

1 pig.

2 pork meat.

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chancho

► nombre masculino

1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (animal) pig; (carne) pork

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LAm

1.

ADJ dirty, filthy

2. SM

1) (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU); (=carne) pork

- son como chanchos

- hacerse el chancho rengo

- quedar como chancho

chancho salvaje — wild boar

2) (Ajedrez) blocked piece

3) Cono Sur = chancadora

4) Cono Sur [de suelos] floor polisher

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I

-cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq); (miserable, ruin) mean

II

-cha masculino, femenino

1) (AmL) (Zool) pig

gordo como un chancho — (CS fam) as fat as a pig (colloq)

hacerse el chancho rengo — (RPl fam) to act dumb (colloq)

querer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte — (RPl fam) to want to have one's cake and eat it (colloq)

a cada chancho le llega su sábado — (AmC) everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later

chancho limpio nunca engorda — (Bol, CS fam) a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)

2) (AmL fam) (persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq)

III

masculino

1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb

carne de chancho — pork

2) (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)

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I

-cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq); (miserable, ruin) mean

II

-cha masculino, femenino

1) (AmL) (Zool) pig

gordo como un chancho — (CS fam) as fat as a pig (colloq)

hacerse el chancho rengo — (RPl fam) to act dumb (colloq)

querer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte — (RPl fam) to want to have one's cake and eat it (colloq)

a cada chancho le llega su sábado — (AmC) everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later

chancho limpio nunca engorda — (Bol, CS fam) a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)

2) (AmL fam) (persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq)

III

masculino

1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb

carne de chancho — pork

2) (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)

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chancho¹ -cha

adjective

(Andes, RPI fam)

1 (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq)

2 (miserable, ruin) mean, despicable

chancho² -cha

masculine, feminine

A (Andes, RPI) (Zool) pig

come como un chancho he eats like a pig

estar como chanchos (RPl fam); to be thick as thieves (colloq)

gordo como un chancho (CS fam); as fat as a pig (colloq)

hacerse el chancho rengo (RPl fam); to act dumb (colloq), to play the innocent (colloq)

querer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam); to want to have one's cake and eat it (colloq)

a cada chancho le llega su sábado (AmC); everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later

chancho limpio nunca engorda (Bol, CS fam); a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)

B

1 (AmL fam) (persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq), slob

2 (Chi fam) (persona glotona) greedy pig (colloq)

chancho³

masculine

A

(Andes, RPI) (Coc) tb carne de chancho pork

B

(Chi, Per fam) (gases): tengo un chancho I've got wind

botar el chanchito to bring up wind

C (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)

D (Chi) (utensilio) buffing mop

Compuesto:

chancho eléctrico

(Chi) polisher

E (Chi) (en dominó) double

el chancho seis the double six

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chancho 1

◊ -cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq);

(miserable, ruin) mean
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL)

a) (Zool) pig

b) (fam) (persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq)

chancho 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb

◊ carne de chancho pork

chancho,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino LAm pig, hog

'chancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chancha
- carne
- cuero
English:
hog
- pig
- pork

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chancho, -a Am

♦ adj

Fam [sucio] filthy

♦ nm,f

1. [animal] pig, f sow;

Comp

Fam

comer como un chancho [mucho] to eat a lot;

[sin modales] to eat like a pig;

Comp

Fam

estar gordo como un chancho to be a fat pig;

Comp

RP Fam

estar o [m5]ser como chanchos [ser amigos] to be bosom buddies o pals;

Comp

RP Fam

querer la chancha y los cuatro reales to want to have one's cake and eat it;

Prov

a cada chancho le llega su San Martín = everyone gets their come-uppance at some point

Prov

Chile, Col, RP Fam Hum

chancho limpio no engorda a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone

2. Fam [persona sucia] dirty o filthy pig

♦ nm

[carne] pork

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chancho

m

1 L.Am.

hog, Br

pig

2 carne pork

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chancho, -cha adj, fam : dirty, filthy, gross

chancho, -cha n

1) : pig, hog

2) fam : slob