troia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "troia"

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin troia, troja, of uncertain origin, but possibly:

• from Latin (porcum de) Troia (“(hog of) Troy”), after the Trojan horse,
• or alternatively of Celtic origin, from a Gaulish root *trogja, from a root meaning “to pull” and thence also “fertile," Proto-Celtic *trāglo-, for which see Latin traho.
• or possibly simply of imitative origin, from the sound of a pig's grunt. Compare French truie, Catalan truja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔ.ja/
• Rhymes: -ɔja
• Hyphenation: trò‧ia

Noun

troia f (plural troie)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonyms: scrofa, porca

2. (vulgar, derogatory) slut

   Synonym: maiala

Derived terms

• porca troia
• troiaggine
• troiaio
• troiata
• troieria
• troiume

See also

• porcella

Anagrams

• -toria, atrio, iatro-, irato, orati, ratio, rotai