Portuguese

cachorros

Noun

cachorro m (plural cachorros, feminine cachorra, feminine plural cachorras)

1. puppy (a young dog)
2. (Brazil) dog
3. (cooking) hot dog

Synonyms

• (dog): cão
• (hot dog): cachorro-quente

Spanish

Etymology

Metathesis of Basque txakur, xakur ‎(“puppy”); also loaned South Corsican ghjacaru ‎(“hound”), Sardinian giagaru.

Noun

cachorro m ‎(plural cachorros)

1. puppy
2. cub (the young of certain other animals, generally mammals)

Synonyms

• perro m

Derived terms

• cachorro de lobo (wolf cub, wolfling)

See also

• can
• chucho
• perrito
• pichicho