javali
Portuguese
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī), from Arabicخِنْزِير (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)
- wild boar
Usage notes
Note that this means “wild boar”, not “peccary”, as in English javelina (“peccary”).
Derived terms
- javalina