puerca
Spanish, noun/ˈpweɾka/
puerca is spelled P-U-E-R-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 44,603rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puerca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of puerco (“pig”): sow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las crestas que aparecen entre los surcos de la tierra arada”.
What does puerca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of puerco (“pig”): sow
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of puerco
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada una de las crestas que aparecen entre los surcos de la tierra arada. 2. Pieza del pernio o gozne en donde está el anillo. 3. Escrófula.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of puerca
- puercas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puerca?
- /ˈpweɾka/
- [ˈpweɾ.ka]
- [ˈpweɾka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puerca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puerca in Spanish?
puerca appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).