sanglier

wild boar (specifically, a full-grown wild boar)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɑ̃.ɡli.je/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: sengler

Inherited from Latin: singulāris (porcus)

Cognate with Occitan: singlar

Cognate with Catalan: senglar

Cognate with Italian: cinghiale

Cognate with Friulian: cenglâr

In summary

Inherited from Old French sengler, from Vulgar Latin *singlāris, inherited from Latin singulāris (porcus) (literally “solitary pig”), with later substitution of the suffix -ier for -er. Compare Occitan singlar, Catalan senglar, Italian cinghiale, Friulian cenglâr. Doublet of singulier.

Concepts

boar

🐗

wild boar

tusker

wild hog

Sus scrofa

warthog

hog

wild pig

Eurasian wild boar

male pig

Eurasian wild pig

ibex

boar

🐗

peccary

pig

🐖

razorback

Synonyms

verrat

🐗

phacochère

marcassin

bête noire

butoir

Sus scrofa

potamochère

sanglier d’Europe

sanglier sauvage

sanglieu

personne criarde

cochon

phacochèredomain:zool

laie

porc

Translations

cinghiale

Wildschwein

jabalí

javali

dzik

wild zwijn

everzwijn

Eber

🐗

senglar

ever

porc senglar

αγριογούρουνο

αγριόχοιρος

aper

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