marcassin

English

Etymology

From French marcassin.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /mɑːˈkasɪn/

Noun

marcassin (plural marcassins)

A young wild boar.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.136:
  A fat marcassin to adorn the board.

Translations

young wild boar

Dutch: everjong n
French: marcassin (fr) m

Italian: cinghialetto m
Japanese: うりぼう (uribō)

References

marcassin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

Probably from marque, because of their striped coat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʁkasɛ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

marcassin m (plural marcassins)

young wild boar, marcassin

Further reading

“marcassin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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