cinghiale

Italian

Alternative forms
  • cignale (regional, Tuscany)
  • cinghiare (archaic)
  • cinghiaro (archaic)

Etymology

From an earlier *singhiale, *singhiare, from Vulgar Latin *singlāris, from syncopation of Latin singulāris [porcus]. Compare Catalan senglar, Occitan singlar, French sanglier, Friulian cenglâr. Doublet of singolare.

Noun

cinghiale m (plural cinghiali)

  1. wild boar (mammal, meat)
  2. pigskin

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