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boar.

A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔː(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/boɹ/General-American/bo(ː)ɹ//boə/
  1. A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

  2. A male pig.

  3. A male boar (sense 1).

  4. A male bear.

  5. A male guinea pig.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

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