PEH-roh (rolled)

MASCULINE NOUN

Dog

Example Icon Example Sentences

"Tengo un perro muy cariñoso."
I have a very affectionate dog.
"Ese perro ladra mucho."
That dog barks a lot.
"El perro duerme en su cama."
The dog sleeps in its bed.

Origin Icon ORIGIN

"Perro" likely comes from an onomatopoeic imitation of a dog's growling sound and originally referred to mongrels before becoming the standard Spanish word for dog, replacing the Latin canis.

Culture Icon CULTURE

"Perro" originally carried negative connotations as a term for street dogs and mongrels, but gradually became the neutral, standard word for all dogs in Spanish while retaining some derogatory uses in certain expressions.

Culture Icon FUN FACT

Perro coexisted with the older Spanish word "can" (from Latin canis) until the 16th century, when the originally pejorative perro completely took over and "can" disappeared from everyday use!

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