Peccary

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi

Definitions

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.

Equivalents

Españolbáquiro chancho de monte coche de montejabalí jabalina pecarí sahíno saíno sajino

Françaispécari

DeutschNabelschwein Pekari

12 more languages

العربيةالخنزير البرّيّ بِيكَارْيَة

Esperantotajasuo

Suominapasika pekari

Italianopecari

日本語臍猪

한국어산돼지류

Nederlandspekari

Polskipekari

Portuguêspecari queixada tajaçu

Românăpecari

Русскийпекари

Examples

“He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type ⟳ of pig-like mammal.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

peccata clamantia peccatum mutum peccavi Peccei-Quinn theory pecco Pech

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