- chancho
- adj.1 dirty.2 filthy.m.1 pig.2 pork meat.* * *chancho► nombre masculino1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (animal) pig; (carne) pork* * *LAm1.ADJ dirty, filthy2. SM1) (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU); (=carne) pork
chancho salvaje — wild boar
2) (Ajedrez) blocked piece4) Cono Sur [de suelos] floor polisher* * *I-cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq); (miserable, ruin) meanII-cha masculino, femenino1) (AmL) (Zool) piggordo 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)IIImasculino1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tbcarne de chancho — pork
2) (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)* * *I-cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq); (miserable, ruin) meanII-cha masculino, femenino1) (AmL) (Zool) piggordo 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)IIImasculino1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tbcarne de chancho — pork
2) (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)* * *chancho1 -chaadjective(Andes, RPI fam)1 (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq)2 (miserable, ruin) mean, despicablechancho2 -chamasculine, feminineA (Andes, RPI) (Zool) pigcome como un chancho he eats like a pigestar 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 laterchancho limpio nunca engorda (Bol, CS fam); a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)B1 (AmL fam) (persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq), slob2 (Chi fam) (persona glotona) greedy pig (colloq)chancho3masculineA(Andes, RPI) (Coc) tb carne de chancho porkB(Chi, Per fam) (gases): tengo un chancho I've got windbotar el chanchito to bring up windC (Chi, Per vulg) (trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)D (Chi) (utensilio) buffing mopCompuesto:chancho eléctrico(Chi) polisherE (Chi) (en dominó) doubleel chancho seis the double six* * *
chancho 1◊ -cha adjetivo (AmL fam) (sucio) filthy, gross (colloq);
(miserable, ruin) mean
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL)a) (Zool) pigb) (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
* * *chancho, -a Am♦ adjFam [sucio] filthy♦ nm,f1. [animal] pig, f sow;CompFamcomer como un chancho [mucho] to eat a lot;[sin modales] to eat like a pig;CompFamestar gordo como un chancho to be a fat pig;CompRP Famestar o [m5]ser como chanchos [ser amigos] to be bosom buddies o pals;CompRP Famquerer la chancha y los cuatro reales to want to have one's cake and eat it;Prova cada chancho le llega su San Martín = everyone gets their come-uppance at some pointProvChile, Col, RP Fam Humchancho limpio no engorda a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone2. Fam [persona sucia] dirty o filthy pig♦ nm[carne] pork* * *chanchom1 L.Am.hog, Brpig2 carne pork* * *chancho, -cha adj, fam : dirty, filthy, grosschancho, -cha n1) : pig, hog2) fam : slob
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.