babiroussa
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).
Noun edit
babiroussa (plural babiroussas)
- Any large hoglike quadruped, of the genus Babyrousa, found in the East Indies, sometimes domesticated, with its upper canine teeth or tusks large and recurved.
- Synonym: Indian hog
Translations edit
hoglike quadruped
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
babiroussa m (plural babiroussas)
Further reading edit
- “babiroussa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.