adjective · rare

porcine

porcine · more porcine · most porcine

свинячий

свиной, свинячий, свинский

Schweine-, Schweins-, porzin, porcin

Of, pertaining to, or being a pigOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.

/ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/

Meaning

3 senses

Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.
Similar to a pig.
Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike
Schweine-, Schweins-, porzin
свино́йsvinój, свиня́чийsvinjáčij, сви́нскийsvínskij
свиня́чийsvynjáčyj
(derogatory)Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight
fettleibig
ожире́вшийožirévšij

More definitions

relating to or suggesting swine
repellently fat
resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of or pertaining to the pig:

Русский

By meaning 2

of or pertaining to the pig:

morbidly obese:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of or pertaining to the pig:

morbidly obese:

Origin

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) an

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).

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