pigeon
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English [edit]
Columba guinea
Alternative forms [edit]
- pidgeon (chiefly archaic)
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pipionem (“chirping bird”), accusative singular of Latin pipio (“chirping bird”), from pipiō (“to chirp”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, X-SAMPA: /"pIdZIn/
- (US) enPR: pĭjʹən, IPA: /ˈpɪdʒən/, X-SAMPA: /"pIdZ@n/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪdʒən, -ɪdʒɪn
- Homophone: pidgin
Noun [edit]
pigeon (plural pigeons)
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
- (slang) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
Synonyms [edit]
- (bird): columbid (Columbidae), columbiform (Columbiformes), culver, dove
- (person who is a target or victim of a confidence game): dupe, fish, mark, mug, sucker, rube, stiff
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from pigeon
Translations [edit]
bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae
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victim of a confidence game
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Verb [edit]
pigeon (third-person singular simple present pigeons, present participle pigeoning, simple past and past participle pigeoned)
- (transitive) to deceive with a confidence game
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pipionem (“chirping bird”), accusative singular of Latin pipio (“chirping bird”), from pipiō (“to chirp”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
pigeon m (plural pigeons)
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Derived terms [edit]
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Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pipionem (“chirping bird”), accusative singular of Latin pipio (“chirping bird”), from pipiō (“to chirp”).
Noun [edit]
pigeon m (plural pigeons)
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms
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