pigpen

English

Etymology

Compound of pig +‎ pen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪɡ.pɛn/, [ˈpʰɪɡˌpʰɛn]

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Noun

pigpen (plural pigpens)

1. Synonym of pigsty.

   The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.

   This room is a pigpen. When are you going to clean it?

2. (cryptography) The pigpen cipher.

Translations

pigsty — see pigsty

something extremely dirty

• Danish: svinesti c
• Finnish: sikolätti (fi), läävä (fi)
• Hungarian: disznóól (hu)
• Japanese: 豚小屋 (ja) (ぶたごや, butagoya)
• Kabuverdianu: txikeru, txeker
• Russian: свина́рник (ru) m (svinárnik)

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