Masculine

sanglier

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Sus scrofa

sanglier d’Europe

sanglier sauvage

sanglieu

personne criarde

phacochèredomain:zool

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɑ̃.ɡli.je/
Etymology

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.

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