boneen

noun

bo·​neen

bäˈnēn,

bəˈ-

plural -s

Irish

: a young pig

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic banabhin, diminutive of banbh, from Old Irish banb; akin to obsolete Welsh banw young pig, Breton bano sow with a litter, Old Cornish baneu sow

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