boar

CEFRB2

/bɔː(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A male pig, especially a wild one.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male boar (sense 1).

Examples

  • Wild boar have eaten up all of our potatoes.

  • "Where is Tom?" "He's out drinking at the Laughing Boar."

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /boɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A male pig.

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

  3. A male bear.

More examples

In context

  • One hunts wild boar at night.

  • "Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.

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Origin

noun

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