troia
See also: troià, Troia, Tròia, and Tróia
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin troia, troja, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin (porcum de) Troia (“(hog of) Troy”), after the Trojan horse, or alternatively from a Gaulish root, or possibly simply of imitative origin, from the sound of a pig's grunt. Compare French truie, Catalan truja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɔ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɔja
- Hyphenation: trò‧ia
Noun
troia f (plural troie)
- sow (female pig)
- Synonyms: scrofa, porca
- (vulgar, derogatory) slut
- Synonym: maiala
Derived terms
- porca troia
- troiaggine
- troieria
- troiume
See also
- porcella
Anagrams
- -toria, atrio, iatro-, irato, orati, ratio, rotai