cachorro

Etymology
, perhaps from, with metathesis, or from a , from , and possibly via. Compare also 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  puppy a young dog
 * 2)  dog (of any age)
 * 3)  a promiscuous man
 * 4)  an unfaithful man
 * 5)  hot dog

Usage notes
In Brazil, this is the neutral and colloquial term for "dog", whereas in settings of higher formalities is used instead. The feminine is even more avoided in such settings (in which  is used), but is used more often in everyday language.

Etymology
Probably from, from.

Or, from or influenced by a metathesis of, ; however, this has been dismissed as speculative. Compare with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) puppy
 * 2) cub
 * 3) pup
 * 1) pup