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pigpen

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pɪɡ.pɛn/
  • [ˈphɪɡˌphɛn]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of pigsty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.
  • This room is a pigpen. When are you going to clean it?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pigsty

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The pigpen cipher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a pen for swine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sty, pigsty

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pen

History

Etymology

Compound of pig + pen.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: svinesti — something extremely dirty
  • Finnish: sikolätti — something extremely dirty
  • Finnish: läävä — something extremely dirty
  • Hungarian: disznóól — something extremely dirty
  • Japanese: 豚小屋 (butagoya) — something extremely dirty
  • Kabuverdianu: txikeru — something extremely dirty
  • Kabuverdianu: txeker — something extremely dirty
  • Polish: chlew — something extremely dirty
  • Russian: свина́рник (svinárnik) — something extremely dirty