chancho
Central America, everyday
In Honduras a pig can be a chancho, a cerdo or a puerco. Cerdo is the standard word and chancho is common in everyday speech.
Meaning: farm animal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| chancho | Central America, everyday |
| cerdo | standard |
| puerco | everyday |
Cerdo is used for the animal and the meat in shops. Carne de cerdo is pork. Chancho is more casual, and the female animal is chancha.
Which one should you use?
All three words can also be insults for a dirty person, so tone matters.
Did you know?
- In many Central American countries the pig is called chancho, a word that comes from the Spanish used in the region.
Examples in context
- Hay un chancho en la finca.There is a pig on the farm.
- Compré carne de cerdo.I bought pork.
- El puerco come maíz.The pig eats corn.
Example conversation
Don Mateo shows his farm to a Visitor in the countryside of Honduras.
- Visitor¿Cuántos chanchos tiene?How many pigs do you have?
- Don MateoTengo cinco, tres chanchas y dos chanchos.I have five, three sows and two boars.
- VisitorQué bien.How nice.
