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piggy

/ˈpɪɡi/

piggy bank

piggy banks

Translations

piggynoun

piggies

/ˈpɪɡi/

orteilEmploi enfantin, notamment dans la comptine.

She counted each piggy as she played with her baby's feet.

Elle comptait chaque orteil en jouant avec les pieds de son bébé.

tirelireSens courant : tirelire en forme de cochon ou, plus généralement, boîte à économies pour enfant.

She dropped a coin into her piggy every time she received her allowance.

Elle mettait une pièce dans sa tirelire chaque fois qu’elle recevait son argent de poche.

porceletJeune cochon.

The farmer had a litter of piggies running around the barnyard.

Le fermier avait une portée de porcelets qui couraient dans la cour de la ferme.

Additional translations

cochonLangage enfantin ou affectueux.

Synonyms

piggyadjective

piggier

Comp.

piggiest

Super.

/ˈpɪɡi/

porcinS’emploie surtout pour qualifier ce qui rappelle le cochon, notamment par la gourmandise ou l’aspect des yeux.

His piggy appetite was evident as he devoured the entire pizza by himself.

Son appétit porcin était évident lorsqu’il a dévoré la pizza entière tout seul.

Synonyms

Definitions

piggynoun

A small pig, especially a young one.

The farmer had a litter of piggies running around the barnyard.

A child's term for a pig, often used affectionately.

The children loved visiting the farm to see the piggies.

A piggy bank, a container used by children to save money.

She dropped a coin into her piggy every time she received her allowance.

A toe, especially as referred to in the children's nursery rhyme "This little piggy".

She counted each piggy as she played with her baby's feet.

piggyadjective

Resembling or characteristic of a pig, especially in being greedy or gluttonous.

His piggy appetite was evident as he devoured the entire pizza by himself.

Having small, squinty eyes that resemble those of a pig.

She gave him a piggy look, her eyes narrowing suspiciously.