javali

Portuguese
javali

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي‎ (jabalī), from Arabic خِنْزِير‎ (ḵinzīr, “pig”) جَبَلِيّ‎ (jabaliyy, “of the mountains”), from جَبَل‎ (jabal, “mountain”).

Cognate with Galician xabaril, xabarín, Asturian xabalín, Spanish jabalí (whence English javelina) and Aragonese chabalin.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐ.vɐˈli/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧va‧li

Noun

javali m (plural javalis)

  1. wild boar

Usage notes

Note that this means “wild boar”, not “peccary”, as in English javelina (“peccary”).

Derived terms
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