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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic, from جَبَل (“mountain”). Possibly via Spanish jabalí
Pronunciation
Noun
javalí m (plural javalins)
- wild boar, used mostly in western Catalan.
- Synonym: senglar
Further reading
- “javalí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.