kunekune

/ ˈkuːnɪkuːnɪ /

noun

1. a feral pig

Word History and Origins

Origin of kunekune¹

Māori

Example Sentences

A herd of Irish Dexter cows, a passel of New Zealand Kunekune pigs, Babydoll Southdown sheep and assorted feathered fowl are just part of the menagerie living among fruit trees, vegetable gardens and lush native plants along a swale to capture rainwater.

From Los Angeles Times

Barry, a small Kunekune cross-breed, cannot even walk through water "a couple of inches high" and "squealed the place down" when staff tried to cool him down with water during a hot summer, Trindledown's manager Tracy Waldron said.

From BBC

Micropigs “are a fallacy” says Kevin Kersley, who breeds kune kune pigs – which are small, growing to around knee-height, but not micropig-sized – and chair of the British Kunekune Pig Society.

From The Guardian

Grizzly bears, noon; Kunekune pigs, 1:15 p.m.; meerkats, 1:30 p.m.; penguins, 2 p.m.;

From Seattle Times

But Good Day Out, in Heol Senni, Powys, gives people the chance to go for a stroll with Kunekune pigs Babz, Holly, Hazel and Willow.

From BBC