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peccary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: musk hog

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal

Narrower terms: collared peccary, javelina, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus, white-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari, Chiacoan peccary

History

Etymology

From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِيكَارْيَة (pikarya) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Catalan: pècari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西貒 (xītuān) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西猯 (xītuān) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西趪 (xīhuáng) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野豬 /野猪 (yězhū) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Dutch: pekari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Esperanto: tajasuo — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Finnish: pekari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • French: pécari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • German: Nabelschwein — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • German: Pekari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Hungarian: pekari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Italian: pecari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Japanese: 臍猪 (hesoinoshishi) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Korean: 산돼지류 (sandwaejiryu) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: koapitsotl — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Portuguese: tajaçu — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Portuguese: pecari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Portuguese: queixada — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Romanian: pecari — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Russian: пе́кари (pékari) — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: pecarí — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: báquiro — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: chancho de monte — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: coche de monte — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: jabalí — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: jabalina — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: saíno — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: sahíno — a family of mammals related to pigs
  • Spanish: sajino — a family of mammals related to pigs