warthog
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warthog
- /ˈwɔːtˌhɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈwoːtˌhɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
- /ˈwoɹtˌhɔɡ/ US
- /-hɑɡ/ US
- /ˈwoɹtˌhɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈwɔɾtˌhɔɡ/ Scotland
- /ˈwoːtˌhɒɡ/ New Zealand
- [ˈwoːtˌhɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From wart + hog.
noun warthogs
- A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
- A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane
Translations
Every language
noun a species of wild pig
| Español | facóquero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혹멧돼지 hongmetdwaeji |
| 日本語 | 疣猪 iboinoshishi, イボイノシシ iboinoshishi |
| 中文 | 疣豬 /疣猪 yóuzhū |
| Kiswahili | ngiri |
| Português | facochero, javali-africano, facoquero |
| Français | phacochère |
| Deutsch | Warzenschwein |
| Italiano | facocero |
| Ελληνικά | φακόχοιρος fakóchoiros |
| Română | porc alergător, porc cu negi, facocer |
| Русский | борода́вочник borodávočnik |
| Tiếng Việt | lợn bướu |
| العربية | خَنْزِير بَرِّيّ ḵanzīr barriyy |
| עברית | חזיר יבלות |
Talk about this word "warthog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/warthog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. warthog. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/warthog "warthog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/warthog.
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@misc{warthog_2026,
title = {warthog},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warthog},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
