pigge

Danish

Noun

pigge c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of pig

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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)

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

Synonyms

• swine
• hog

Descendants

• English: pig
  • Torres Strait Creole: pig
  • Tok Pisin: pik
  • → 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.