Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

javelina

/havəˈliːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: javeli-na
IPA: /havəˈliːnə/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"The Javelina (Peccari) is an animal peculiar so far as I know to Spanish America."
"Some well-mounted heads of deer and one of an enormous black javeli projected from the walls."
"We […] were ready to send some prickly pears to the next world when the most unfortunate group of javelina on earth walked into view."

Etymology

From Spanish javalina, jabalina, feminine form of jabalí (“wild boar”), from Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī) (in خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, “mountain pig”)), from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”). Cognate with Portuguese javalina, and similar in other Iberian languages.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: javalina, جَبَلِي, جَبَل, ج ب ل

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /havəˈliːnə/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

javelinas (plural) jabalina (alternative) javeli (alternative)

Synonyms

collared peccary tayassu angulatus tayassu tajacu peccari angulatus

Questions

How do you pronounce javelina?: The recorded pronunciation is /havəˈliːnə/.
What does javelina mean?: A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
Where does javelina come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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