Pork in Spanish
Pork in Spanish is cerdo (SEHR-doh), or carne de cerdo, puerco or chancho. It's masculine: el cerdo.
- Spanish
- el cerdo
- Say it
- el SEHR-doh
- Gender
- Masculine: el cerdo
- Also said
- la carne de cerdo, el puerco, el chancho
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Meat and fish in Spanish
The other words in step 2 of Food and Drinks in Spanish.
- la carnemeat · lah KAR-neh
- el pollochicken · el POH-yoh
- la carne de resbeef · lah KAR-neh deh RREHS
- el jamónham · el hah-MOHN
- la salchichasausage · lah sahl-CHEE-chah
- el pescadofish · el pehs-KAH-doh
- los mariscosseafood · lohs mah-REES-kohs
- los camaronesshrimp · lohs kah-mah-ROH-nehs
- el atúntuna · el ah-TOON
- el huevoegg · el WEH-boh
- el tocinobacon · el toh-SEE-noh
Questions about cerdo
How do you say pork in Spanish?
Pork in Spanish is el cerdo. You can also say la carne de cerdo, el puerco or el chancho.
How do you pronounce cerdo?
Say it SEHR-doh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SEHR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is cerdo masculine or feminine in Spanish?
cerdo is masculine, so it takes el: el cerdo.
What does cerdo mean in English?
In English, el cerdo means pork.
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