troia

From Late Latin troia, troja, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin (porcum de) Troia (“(hog of) Troy”), after the Trojan horse, or alternatively from a Gaulish root, or possibly simply of imitative origin, from the sound of a pig's grunt. Compare French truie, Catalan truja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔ.ja/, [ˈt̪r̺ɔːjä]
• Hyphenation: trò‧ia

troia f (plural troie)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonym: scrofa, porca

2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore

   Synonym: maiala

• porca troia

• porcella

• atrio, irato, rotai