Etymology

Unknown. Possible origins include^[1]:

• Hebrew [script needed] ‎(bakhur, “Jewish child; piglet”);
• Arabic [script needed] ‎(albuks, “young camel; veal”);
• Arabic [script needed] ‎(bokairo), diminutive of [script needed] ‎(bakron, “bull”);
• a Germanic word related to French bacon;
• Medieval Latin bacharus.

Cognate with Galician bácoro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ku.ɾu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ko.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: bá‧co‧ro