Standard Lemma guide

pigs

name · noun · verb · 5 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.

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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.

1

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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2

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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3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of pig

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of pig

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

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