jabalí

See also: jabali

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَبَلِيّ (jabaliyy, “of the mountains”), from جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xabaˈli/ [xa.β̞aˈli]

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• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ja‧ba‧lí

Noun

jabalí m (plural jabalíes or jabalís, feminine jabalina, feminine plural jabalinas)

1. wild boar
2. (Mexico) peccary, javelina
3. warthog (ellipsis of jabalí verrugoso)

   Synonym: facóquero

Derived terms

• jabalí enano
• jabalina

Related terms

• jabato

Further reading

• “jabalí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10