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boneen

boneen noun: a piglet.

Noun

boneen (plural boneens)

  1. (Ireland) A piglet

Forms of boneen

pluralboneens

Origin of boneen

-een (suffix forming diminutive nouns in Hiberno-English).

Questions about boneen

What does boneen mean?
Boneen means a piglet.
What part of speech is boneen?
Boneen is a noun.
What is the plural of boneen?
The plural of boneen is boneens.

Words near boneen in the dictionary

  1. bonedog
  2. bonedogs
  3. bonedome
  4. bonedomes
  5. bonedry
  6. boneen
  7. boneens
  8. bonefire
  9. bonefires
  10. bonefish
  11. bonefishes

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