Meanings
nounwarthog (plural warthogs)
plural warthogs
- biologyA wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
- USslanggovernmentA nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans vlakvark
- vlakvarka species of wild pig
Arabic خَنْزِير بَرِّيّ
- خَنْزِير بَرِّيّ (ḵanzīr barriyy)a species of wild pig
Basque fakokero
- fakokeroa species of wild pig
Bulgarian брадавично прасе
- брадавично прасе (bradavično prase)a species of wild pig
Catalan facoquer
- facoquera species of wild pig
Chinese Mandarin 疣豬 /疣猪
- 疣豬 /疣猪 (yóuzhū)a species of wild pig
Czech prase bradavičnaté
- prase bradavičnatéa species of wild pig
Danish vortesvin
- vortesvina species of wild pig
Dutch knobbelzwijn, wrattenzwijn
- knobbelzwijna species of wild pig
- wrattenzwijna species of wild pig
Esperanto verukapro, fakoĉero
- verukaproa species of wild pig
- fakoĉeroa species of wild pig
Estonian tüügassiga
- tüügassigaa species of wild pig
Finnish pahkasika
- pahkasikaa species of wild pig
French phacochère
- phacochèrea species of wild pig
German Warzenschwein
- Warzenschweina species of wild pig
Greek φακόχοιρος
- φακόχοιρος (fakóchoiros)a species of wild pig
Hebrew חזיר יבלות
- חזיר יבלותa species of wild pig
Hungarian varacskosdisznó
- varacskosdisznóa species of wild pig
Icelandic vörtusvín
- vörtusvína species of wild pig
Irish torc na bhfaithní
- torc na bhfaithnía species of wild pig
Italian facocero
- facoceroa species of wild pig
Japanese 疣猪, イボイノシシ
- 疣猪 (iboinoshishi)a species of wild pig
- イボイノシシ (iboinoshishi)a species of wild pig
Korean 혹멧돼지
- 혹멧돼지 (hongmetdwaeji)a species of wild pig
Malay babi hutan
- babi hutana species of wild pig
Polish guziec, fakoszer
- guzieca species of wild pig
- fakoszera species of wild pig
Portuguese facochero, javali-africano
- facocheroa species of wild pig
- javali-africanoa species of wild pig
- facoqueroa species of wild pig
Romanian porc alergător, porc cu negi
- porc alergătora species of wild pig
- porc cu negia species of wild pig
- facocera species of wild pig
Russian борода́вочник
- борода́вочник (borodávočnik)a species of wild pig
Spanish facóquero
- facóqueroa species of wild pig
Swahili ngiri
- ngiria species of wild pig
Swedish vårtsvin
- vårtsvina species of wild pig
Turkish Afrika domuzu
- Afrika domuzua species of wild pig
Ukrainian борода́вочник
- борода́вочник (borodávočnyk)a species of wild pig
Vietnamese lợn bướu
- lợn bướua species of wild pig
Welsh mochyn dafadennog, baedd dafadennog
- mochyn dafadennoga species of wild pig
- baedd dafadennoga species of wild pig
Zulu intibane
- intibanea species of wild pig
Cite this entry
APA
warthog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warthog
MLA
“warthog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warthog. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warthog,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warthog.
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