porcine
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porcine
- /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/
- /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/
- /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/
Rhymes with -oʊɹsaɪn, -oʊɹsin, -oʊɹsɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).
adjective more porcine · most porcine
- Of, pertaining to, or being a pig. Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.
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Similar to a pig.
Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike
Similar: swinish, piggish, hoggish, swinelike, piglike, hoglike, boarish, boarlike
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Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight
Similar: ample, beer-bellied, big, bulky, chubby, chunky, embonpoint, fat, flabby, fleshy, full-figured, fulsome
noun porcines
- A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.
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adj of or pertaining to the pig
| Español | porcino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돼지의 dwaeji-ui |
| 日本語 | ブタの buta no |
| 中文 | 豬的 /猪的 zhū de |
| Português | porcino, suíno |
| Français | porcin |
| Deutsch | Schweine-, Schweins-, porzin, porcin, schweineähnlich, schweineartig |
| Italiano | porcino |
| Română | porcin, porcesc |
| Русский | свино́й svinój, свиня́чий svinjáčij, сви́нский svínskij |
| Tiếng Việt | heo, lợn |
| العربية | خِنْزِيرِيّ ḵinzīriyy |
adj morbidly obese
| Español | obeso, gordo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 豬一樣的 /猪一样的 zhū yīyàng de, 病態肥胖 /病态肥胖 bìngtài féipàng |
| Português | gordíssimo |
| Français | bouffi |
| Deutsch | fettleibig |
| Русский | ожире́вший ožirévšij |
Talk about this word "porcine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/porcine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. porcine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/porcine "porcine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/porcine.Cite this
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title = {porcine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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