What is the Latin word for hog?

The usual Latin words for “hog” are sūs, porcus, majālis; also porcīnus, suīllus, sŭārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hog” in Latin

sūspig, swine, hog, boar, or sow porcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; short for porcus marīnus (“sea-hog, mereswine, porpoise”)majāliscastrated pig; swine (term of abuse)porcīnuspig, swine, hog; porcine suīllusrelational adjective of sūs. porcine, suilline sŭārĭusbelonging to swine

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hog

sus (general term): porcus (also as term of abuse): majalis (castrated). Hog’s (as adjective), suiilus; porcinus: hog’s bristle, seta suilla: hog’s flesh, (caro) suilla or porcina: hog’s lard, adeps suillus. To deal in hogs, suariam facere (Inscript.). A dealer in hogs, negotiator suarius, or suarius, porcinarius only.

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What is the Latin word for hog?: The usual Latin words for “hog” are sūs, porcus, majālis; also porcīnus, suīllus, sŭārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.