polcu

Gallurese

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin porcus (“piglet; pig”), from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”), derived from the root *perḱ- (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Aggius, Erula) /ˈpɔlku/, [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ku], [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ʲku]

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

1. (dialectal) pig

   Synonym: (standard) pòlciu

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sedini) /ˈpɔlku/, [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ku]
• IPA^(key): (Castelsardo) /ˈpolku/, [ˈpoʟ̝̊ku]

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of porchu (“pig”)

   Synonym: (Turritan) porchu