how to pronounce swine

/ˈswaɪn/

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swine is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of swine in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we had the h1n1 flu the swine flu back …”

meanings of swine

noun:

Something difficult or awkward; a pain.
Plural of sow.
A pig (the animal).
A police officer; a "pig".
A contemptible person (plural swines).

swine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word swine occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.