jabalí

See also: jabali

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَبَلِيّ (jabaliyy, “of the mountains”), from جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xabaˈli/ [xa.β̞aˈli]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ja‧ba‧lí

Noun

jabalí m (plural jabalíes or jabalís, feminine jabalina, feminine plural jabalinas)

  1. wild boar
  2. (Mexico) peccary, javelina
  3. warthog (ellipsis of jabalí verrugoso)
    Synonym: facóquero

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Further reading

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