boar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /boɹ/ (General-American)
- /boə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /bo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- bôr (General-American)
- bōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /bɔː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- bô (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
Meanings
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A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
And drivers on local roads have encountered traveling boars, which can run at up to 30 miles an hour, according to one local resident, who said a friend’s car collided with a 132-pound animal, totaling the vehicle, as well as killing the boar.
2024 August 24, Stephen Castle, “The Loch Ness Monster Has Company in the Neighborhood: Wild Boars”, in The New York Times:
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A male pig.
"Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.
2000 May 24, Jon Nordheimer, “Hunting for Pigs, And Florida's Past”, in The New York Times:
- A male boar (sense 1).
- A male bear.
- A male guinea pig.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boar | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| boars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
boar-spear · boar hog · boarlike · useless as teats on a boar hog · useless as tits on a boar hog · boarish · monster boar · wild boar · boarskin · boarhide · boarfish · barling · wereboar · hedgy-boar · herd boar · boarback · boar taint · boarhound
Relateds
Translations (85)
izh kullisika (male pig) · no råne (male pig) · ko 멧돼지 (male pig) · sl merjasec (male pig) · fur viru (male pig) · pt cachaço (male pig) · pl kiernoz (male pig) · pl knur (male pig) · fa خوک نر (male pig) · scn canzirru (male pig) · sc berri (male pig) · nds Beer (male pig) · ar خِنْزِير (male pig) · no galte (male pig) · el κάπρος (male pig) · sc erre (male pig) · nl mannetjesvarken (male pig) · hy արու խոզ (male pig) · mi tāriana (male pig) · ru хряк (male pig) · uk каба́н (male pig) · sc berre (male pig) · pt barrão (male pig) · hi सूअर (male pig) · unm kwëshkwëshelxus (male pig) · scn verru (male pig) · ro mascur (male pig) · eo virporko (male pig) · mi reiputa (male pig) · eo porkiĉo (male pig) · pl kaban (male pig) · my ဝက်ထီး (male pig) · kix yōhlòu (male pig) · da orne (male pig) · de Eber (male pig) · ja 雄豚 (male pig) · pl odyniec (male pig) · gd torc (male pig) · ast gochu (male pig) · da galt (male pig) · rm ver (male pig) · ru бо́ров (male pig) · sq thi (male pig) · bg шопар (male pig) · sc erri (male pig) · ca verro (male pig) · ky каба́н (male pig) · mk крмак (male pig) · is göltur (male pig) · fi karju (male pig) · nrf véthot (male pig) · rif iref (male pig) · fr verrat (male pig) · te పంది (male pig) · rm vier (male pig) · be каба́н (male pig) · gl cocho (male pig) · rm verr (male pig) · ka ქოსმენი (male pig) · es verraco (male pig) · hu kan (male pig) · it verro (male pig) · ja 雄ブタ (male pig) · sq derr (male pig) · ga collach (male pig) · egy r:*r-i-E12 (male pig) · lt kuilys (male pig) · lv kuilis (male pig) · sc verre (male pig) · mi poa (male pig) · ru каба́н (male pig) · ko 수퇘지 (male pig) · la verres (male pig) · sv galt (male pig) · nl beer (male pig) · tt дуңгыз (male pig) · ia verre (male pig) · arz خنزير (male pig) · cs kanec (male pig) · bcl butakal (male pig) · tl bulugan (male pig) · cmn 公豬 /公猪 (male pig) · ltg keiļs (male pig) · ro vier (male pig) · sh nerast (male pig)