Meanings
nountruffle hog (plural truffle hogs)
plural truffle hogs
- A domestic pig used for extraction of truffles.
Synonyms: truffle pig
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA domestic pig used for extraction of truffles.
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Origin
From truffle + hog from being swine used to hunt for buried truffles.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 松露豬 /松露猪
- 松露豬 /松露猪 (sōnglù zhū)pig used for finding truffles
Dutch truffelvarken
- truffelvarkenpig used for finding truffles
Finnish tryffelisika
- tryffelisikapig used for finding truffles
French cochon truffier
- cochon truffierpig used for finding truffles
German Trüffelschwein
- Trüffelschweinpig used for finding truffles
Japanese トリュフ豚
- トリュフ豚 (toryufu-buta)pig used for finding truffles
Polish świnia na trufle
- świnia na truflepig used for finding truffles
Swedish tryffelgris, tryffelsvin
- tryffelgrispig used for finding truffles
- tryffelsvinpig used for finding truffles
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APA
truffle hog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truffle%20hog
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“truffle hog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truffle%20hog. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “truffle hog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truffle%20hog.
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