Kilo Lingo

pig

/pɪɡ/

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Translation

A pink or brown farm animal with a flat nose and a short curly tail.

Word origin

From Middle English pigge, a word for a young pig of uncertain origin.

Origin
Middle English
Root
pigge

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpigs

Examples

rolled mud.

"Pig" is one farm animal.

bowl.

"Pigs" is the plural, meaning more than one pig.

short curly tail.

Here "pig" is the animal we are describing.

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This word is part of lesson 12.