adjective

porcīnus

fem. porcīna · neut. porcīnum

of a hog; hog's; swine's ••

Lit., of a hog, hog's, swine's: polimenta, Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 28: vox, Sen. Ira, 2, 12: numen, Petr. Frag. 35: caro, porcina, Vulg. 2 Macc. 6, 18.—

swine's flesh; pork

Subst.: porcīna, ae, f. (sc. caro), swine's flesh, pork, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 69; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 11, 95.—

by extension •

Transf., in milit. lang.: porcinum caput, a swine's head, a wedge-shaped order of battle, Veg. Mil. 3, 19 fin.

Perseus ID: n37095 Key: porcinus