pigge

Danish

Noun

pigge c

plural indefinite of pig

Middle English

Alternative forms

pig, pige, peg, pigh, pygge

Etymology

From Old English *picga; further etymology is disputed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡ(ə)/

Noun

pigge (plural pigges)

A piglet or young pig.
A pig irrespective of age. [from 14th c.]
The meat of swine or pigs [from 14th c.]

Synonyms

swine
hog

Descendants

English: pig
- Torres Strait Creole: pig
- → Abenaki: piks (from "pigs")
- → Malecite-Passamaquoddy: piks (from "pigs")
Scots: pig

References

“pigge (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

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