cinghiale

Italian

Alternative forms

• cignale (regional, Tuscany)
• cinghiare (archaic)
• cinghiaro (archaic)

Etymology

From an earlier *singhiale, *singhiare, from Vulgar Latin *singlāris, from syncopation of Latin singulāris [porcus]. Compare Catalan senglar, Occitan singlar, French sanglier, Friulian cenglâr. Doublet of singolare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡja.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: cin‧ghià‧le

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Noun

cinghiale m (plural cinghiali)

1. wild boar (mammal, meat)
2. pigskin

Derived terms

• cinghialetto

Anagrams

• alginiche, angelichi