babi
9.9
A farm animal with a flat snout and curly tail that often lives in mud
- noun
- UK
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cerdo
- The children were excited to see the babi at the farm during their school trip.
Examples
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Whenever Selako kills a domesticated pig (inye'ng), as opposed to a wild pig (babi), it is done with ritual, and these distributions are made.
Academic text (1991) -
Usually science teachers have like, baby pigs or cats or frogs.
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In traditional Malay celebrations, the roast babi is often the centerpiece of the feast.
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During the festival, many families prepare babi dishes to share with their neighbors.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Babi comes from Malay and Indonesian where it simply means 'pig'. So the word is used when speakers talk about the animal itself in Malay/Indonesian culture.
