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Added 9 October 2026

boar

/bɔː(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: verres Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about boar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States.
An uncastrated male hog.

Origin

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

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