purcea

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

purcea

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin porcella (“female piglet”), from porcellus (“piglet”), from Latin porcus (“pig”). Compare Aromanian purtseauã.

noun purcele · equivalent purcel · purcea · purceaua · purcelele

feminine young sow (female pig), female piglet
Similar: scroafă, poarcă

In English

sow female pig

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"purcea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/purcea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

purcea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/purcea

Chicago

"purcea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/purcea.

BibTeX

@misc{purcea_2026,
  title = {purcea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/purcea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}