Meanings
nounporciculture (uncountable)
- uncountableThe raising of pigs.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pórḱos
- Proto-Italic*porkos
- Latinporcus
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishporciculture
From Latin porcus + English culture.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sikatalous
- sikatalousraising of pigs
Japanese 養豚
- 養豚 (yōton)raising of pigs
Korean 양돈
- 양돈 (yangdon)raising of pigs
Polish hodowanie świń
- hodowanie świńraising of pigs
Russian свиново́дство
- свиново́дство (svinovódstvo)raising of pigs
Spanish porcicultura
- porciculturaraising of pigs
Cite this entry
APA
porciculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciculture
MLA
“porciculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porciculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciculture.
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