babiroussa

English

Alternative forms

babirusa, babirussa

Etymology

From French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).

Noun

babiroussa (plural babiroussas)

A large hoglike quadruped, of the genus Babyrousa, found in the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.

Translations

hoglike quadruped

French: babiroussa (fr) m
Italian: babirussa (it) m
Malay: babi rusa, kalowatan

Portuguese: babirusa m, babirussa (pt) m
Romanian: babirusă f, babirusa (ro) f

Anagrams

babirousas

French

Etymology

From Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.bi.ʁu.sa/

Noun

babiroussa m (plural babiroussas)

babiroussa

Further reading

“babiroussa” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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