name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/pɪɡz/
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rhymes with -ɪɡz
CMU ARPABET:P IH1 G Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, countries of Southern Europe noted for similar economic environments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: widely considered derogatory; during the 1990s; during the 1990s
Topics: economics, sciences
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name
Meaning 2
Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain, four countries that were unable to refinance their government debt or to bail out over-indebted banks on their own.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: widely considered derogatory; during the European debt crisis; during the European debt crisis
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of pig
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract