🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

javali

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒɐvɐˈli

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Boar/bɔːr/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O javali é um animal que vive em florestas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A male pig, especially one that is wild.

    "The boar roamed freely in the forest, foraging for food."
  2. 2

    A term used in hunting to refer to a wild pig.

    "Hunters often seek out the elusive boar for sport."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'boar' originates from the Old English 'bora', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*bōraz'. It has been used since the early medieval period to refer to wild pigs, and its meaning has evolved to include domesticated male pigs in modern usage.

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