Masculine
sanglier
Meaning
wild boar (specifically, a full-grown wild boar)
Concepts
Synonyms
Sus scrofa
sanglier d’Europe
sanglier sauvage
sanglieu
personne criarde
phacochèredomain:zool
Translations
Frequency
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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