boschvark

noun

bosch·​vark

ˈbäs(h)ˌvärk

variants or boshvark

plural -s

: a southern African bushpig

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Afrikaans boschvark (now bosvark), from bosch (now bos) + vark pig, from Middle Dutch varken; akin to Old High German farh little pig

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