boar
UK/bɔː(ɹ)//boɹ/
boar noun: a wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
Noun
boar (plural boars or boar)
- A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- And drivers on local roads have encountered traveling boars, which can run at up to 30 miles an hour, according to one local resident, who said a friend’s car collided with a 132-pound animal, totaling the vehicle, as well as killing the boar.2024 August 24, Stephen Castle, “The Loch Ness Monster Has Company in the Neighborhood: Wild Boars”, in The New York Times
- A male pig.
- "Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.2000 May 24, Jon Nordheimer, “Hunting for Pigs, And Florida's Past”, in The New York Times
- A male boar (sense 1).
- A male bear.
- A male guinea pig.
boar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
boar in Hindi
- male pig
- सूअर sūar
boar in Tamil
- ஆண் பன்றி, பன்றி ஏற்றை, ஆண்பன்றியின் இறைச்சி
boar in Marathi
- boar
- वराह varāh
boar in Urdu
- جنگلی سور
More languagesFewer languages
- boar in Bengali
- শূকর śukor
- boar in Telugu
- పంది pandi
- boar in Malayalam
- വരാഹം varāhaṁ
- boar in Kannada
- ಗಂಡು ಹಂದಿ
- boar in Sanskrit
- वराह varāhá
- boar in Assamese
- বৰা bora
- boar in Tagalog
- bulugan
- boar in Arabic
- خِنْزِير ḵinzīr
- boar in Persian
- خوک نر xukê nar
- boar in Myanmar
- ဝက်ထီး wakhti:
Examples of boar in a sentence
- In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
- The previously limpid water was now muddy as a result of the struggle between the alligator and the wild boar.
- The monastery's records showed not only how many swine were raised each year but also their disposition, categorized by boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings.
Forms of boar
| plural | boars |
|---|---|
| plural | boar |
Origin of boar
From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
Words formed from boar
Phrases with boar
Words that rhyme with boar
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Questions about boar
- What does boar mean?
- Boar means a wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- What is boar in Hindi?
- Boar in Hindi is सूअर (sūar). See Boar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is boar?
- Boar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce boar?
- Boar is pronounced /bɔː(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of boar?
- The plural of boar is boars.
Words near boar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boar (page history and authors); boar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वराह (Marathi) (page history and authors); boar (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); শূকর (Bengali) (page history and authors); വരാഹം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); boar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वराह (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); বৰা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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