babiroussa
English
Alternative forms
- babirusa, babirussa
- babyroussa
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
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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 Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.