What does cochino in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cochino in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cochino in Spanish.

The word cochino in Spanish means hog, boar, pig, pig, filthy pig, filthy, dirty, rotten, pig, swine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cochino

hog, boar, pig

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (animal: cerdo) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carne de cochino es una excelente fuente de proteínas.
Hog (or: boar) meat is an excellent source of proteins.

pig, filthy pig

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (persona sucia) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Llevas un mes sin bañarte? ¡Eres un cochino!
You haven't showered for a month? You're a filthy pig!

filthy, dirty

adjetivo (coloquial (sucio, desaseado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El vestido está cochino; lo voy a llevar a la tintorería. Ese viejo cochino olía a ajo y cigarrillo.
That dress is dirty; I'm taking it to the dry cleaner's. That filthy old man reeked of garlic and cigarettes.

rotten

adjetivo (coloquial, peyorativo (indecente, procaz)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La mamá de Carla acusó al profesor de álgebra de ser un degenerado cochino.
Carla's mum accused the algebra teacher of being a rotten pervert.

pig, swine

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial, peyorativo (persona indecente) (colloquial: [sb])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gabriela piensa renunciar porque su jefe es un cochino que la acosa sexualmente.
She is thinking about quitting because her boss is a pig (or: swine) who sexually harasses her.

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