English Explanatory Dictionary

boar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

bô /bɔː(ɹ)/ bôr /boɹ/ bōr /bo(ː)ɹ/ /boə/ en-us-boar.ogg

Word forms

boar boars

Etymology

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

Related words

hog pig swine

Derived words

barling boarfish boarhide boarhound boarish boarlike boar-spear boar taint hedgy-boar herd boar useless as tits on a boar hog wereboar wild boar
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