montapuercos
/montapweɾkos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "hog rider" is translated into Spanish as montapuercos.
montapuercos refers to the character from the game Clash of Clans who rides a hog to attack enemies.
How do you pronounce it?
/montapweɾkos/
Did you know?
- The term montapuercos follows a pattern of 'action-object' nouns in Spanish, similar to how lavaplatos means 'dishwasher' because it is literally a 'plate-washer'.
- While the game uses montapuercos, a Spanish speaker might use the word cerdo to describe the rider's animal, which carries much heavier connotations of being 'greedy' or 'unpleasant' than the word 'hog'.
- While puercos is used in montapuercos, Spanish speakers in different regions use vastly different words for 'pig', such as cerdos in Spain or chanchos in parts of Latin America.
Examples in context
- El montapuercos es muy fuerte.The hog rider is very strong.
- Necesito un montapuercos para esta batalla.I need a hog rider for this battle.
- ¿Viste al montapuercos saltando el muro?Did you see the hog rider jumping the wall?
Example conversation
Daniel and María are playing a game together.
- DanielUsa el montapuercos ahora.Use the hog rider now.
- MaríaNo puedo, no tengo ninguno.I can't, I don't have any.
- DanielYo lanzaré mi montapuercos entonces.I will launch my hog rider then.
- María¡Sí, eso funcionará!Yes, that will work!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
