pigeonhole

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl/
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• General-American: /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊl/
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• CMU ARPABET: P IH1 JH AH0 N HH OW2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The noun is derived from pigeon + hole. The verb is derived from the noun.

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 鴿棚 /鸽棚 (gēpéng) — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Dutch: duivenhok — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Dutch: duiventil — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Finnish: kyyhkyslakka — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Greek: περιστερώνας (peristerónas) — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Italian: piccionaia — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Macedonian: гулабарник (gulabarnik) — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Russian: голуби́ное гнездо́ (golubínoje gnezdó) — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Urdu: کابک (kābuk) — one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote
• Finnish: kulkuaukko kyyhkylle — hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through
• Chinese Mandarin: 分類架 /分类架 (fēnlèijià) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 文件架 (wénjiànjià) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Czech: [poštovní] přihrádka — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Dutch: vak — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Finnish: lokero — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• German: Fach — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Greek: γραμματοθυρίδα (grammatothyrída) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Greek: θυρίδα (thyrída) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Italian: casellario — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Macedonian: преграда (pregrada) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Macedonian: чекмеџе (čekmedže) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Macedonian: фах (fah) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Portuguese: escaninho — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Russian: отделе́ние для бума́г (otdelénije dlja bumág) — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Spanish: casilla — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Spanish: casillero — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Swedish: fack — one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
• Finnish: kulkuaukko — small opening for looking or passing things through; opening in a ship for passing equipment through
• Finnish: pujotusaukko — small opening for looking or passing things through; opening in a ship for passing equipment through
• Finnish: häpeäpaalu — form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device
• Finnish: jalkapuu — form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device
• Finnish: liian leveä väli — space between two words that is too wide
• Finnish: lokeroida — to construct pigeonholes in (a place); to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes
• Finnish: lokeroida — to put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes
• Finnish: lokeroida — to arrange (items) for future reference or use
• Catalan: encasellar — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Dutch: hokjesdenken — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Finnish: lokeroida — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Finnish: luokitella — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• French: cataloguer — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• French: ranger dans une case — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• German: in eine Schublade stecken — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Hungarian: beskatulyáz — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Italian: classificare — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Italian: etichettare — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Japanese: 決めつける (kimetsukeru) — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Macedonian: вбројува (vbrojuva) — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Portuguese: rotular — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Spanish: encasillar — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label
• Swedish: placera i ett fack — to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label