porcine
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/
- IPA(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/
- IPA(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -oʊɹsaɪn, -oʊɹsin, -oʊɹsɪn
Adjective
[edit]porcine (comparative more porcine, superlative most porcine)
- Of or pertaining to pigs.
- Synonym: suilline
- Similar to a pig
- Synonym: piglike
- (derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to the pig
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morbidly obese
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References
[edit]- ^ “porcine, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]porcine
Derived terms
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]porcine
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]porcīne
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