babiroussa

English

Alternative forms

• babirusa, babirussa

Etymology

From French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).

Noun

babiroussa (plural babiroussas)

1. 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

• French: babiroussa (fr) m
• Italian: babirussa m
• Malay: babi rusa, kalowatan

• Portuguese: babirusa m, babirussa (pt) m
• Romanian: babirusă f, babirusa (ro) f

Anagrams

• babirousas

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French

Etymology

From Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.bi.ʁu.sa/

Noun

babiroussa m (plural babiroussas)

1. babiroussa

Further reading

• “babiroussa” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).