Porgge

Alemannic German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin porcus, probably borrowed via some stage of Romansch.

Noun

Porgge f

1. (Uri) pig (animal)

   Synonym: Suu

Derived terms

• Purggli

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.