Monday 20 August 2012

Jabalí


Today's WOTD is: "jabalí" = wild boar

In Spanish, the noun "jabalí"* is a masculine noun of Hispanic Arabic origin which means wild boar.

*NB Please note that the plural is “jabalíes”.

In Spanish, the noun “piara” is used to refer to a herd of wild boar.

Some commonly used expressions containing the words "jabalí" are:
  • Estofado de jabalí (wild boar stew);
  • Puerco jabalí (wild hog);


Some examples of the use of the word "jabalí" are:
  • El estofado de jabalí al vino tinto está riquísimo (wild boar in red wine stew is really nice);
  • Un puerco jabalí nos destroza el huerto (a wild hog is destroying our vegetable garden);

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "jabalí" in the YouTube clip: lobos cazan jabali.av


For more on the word "jabalí", visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Jabalí

This is another Free online Spanish lesson from Love-Spanish.com. We conduct Spanish lessons online on a wide range of topics using the latest video conferencing facilities. Online lessons are the ideal way to improve listening and speaking skills. For more details on our lessons online and how to book them, please visit:

For more Free Spanish:
Follow us on:
© Copyright 2012 Love-Spanish.com. by Jose M González. All Rights Reserved.

No comments: