English Explanatory Dictionary

javelina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).

Pronunciation

/havəˈliːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-javelina.wav

Word forms

javelina javelinas jabalina javeli

Etymology

From Spanish javalina, jabalina, feminine form of jabalí (“wild boar”), from Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī) (in خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, “mountain pig”)), from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”). Cognate with Portuguese javalina, and similar in other Iberian languages.

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