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) sow (female pig) Synonyms: scrofa, porca (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