Phrase guide

suckling pig

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An unweaned pig, especially one whose carcass is roasted whole on a spit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The flesh of such a pig cooked and served as a food item.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

whole young pig suitable for roasting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cochon de lait

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pork, porc

History

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خنزير الرضاعة (ḵinzīr alradaea) — unweaned pig
  • Aragonese: latón — unweaned pig
  • Chinese Cantonese: 燒乳豬 /烧乳猪 (siu1 jyu5 zyu1) — unweaned pig
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燒乳豬 /烧乳猪 (shāorǔzhū) — unweaned pig
  • Czech: podsvinče — unweaned pig
  • Dutch: speenvarken — unweaned pig
  • Esperanto: suĉporkido — unweaned pig
  • Finnish: maitoporsas — unweaned pig
  • French: cochon de lait — unweaned pig
  • Galician: bacoriño — unweaned pig
  • Galician: bácoro — unweaned pig
  • Galician: bácaro — unweaned pig
  • Galician: leitón — unweaned pig
  • German: Spanferkel — unweaned pig
  • German: Saugferkel — unweaned pig
  • German: Milchferkel — unweaned pig
  • Bavarian German: Spofackl — unweaned pig
  • German: Schbanfärgl — unweaned pig
  • Greek: γουρουνάκι (gourounáki) — unweaned pig
  • Hungarian: szopósmalac — unweaned pig
  • Irish: banbh balláin — unweaned pig
  • Italian: lattonzolo — unweaned pig
  • Italian: porchetta — unweaned pig
  • Korean: 애저 (aejeo) — unweaned pig
  • Portuguese: leitão — unweaned pig
  • Romanian: purcel de lapte — unweaned pig
  • Russian: молочный поросёнок (moločnyj porosjónok) — unweaned pig
  • Slovene: odojek — unweaned pig
  • Spanish: lechón — unweaned pig
  • Spanish: cochinillo — unweaned pig
  • Swedish: spädgris — unweaned pig
  • Tagalog: kulig — unweaned pig
  • Tagalog: biik — unweaned pig
  • Tagalog: litson — unweaned pig
  • Thai: หมูหัน (mŏo hăn) — unweaned pig
  • Vietnamese: lợn sữa — unweaned pig
  • Vietnamese: heo sữa — unweaned pig
  • Volapük: sugasvinül — unweaned pig