English Explanatory Dictionary

pigtail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tail of a pig.
  2. Tobacco twisted into a string or roll.
  3. A braided plait of hair; queue.
  4. Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head.
  5. A hairstyle with a pair of pigtails.
  6. A person who wears pigtails.
  7. A short length of twisted electrical wire.
  8. The flamingo flower (anthurium)
  9. Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
verb
  1. To connect wires of a circuit by means of a short additional wire.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pigtail.wav

Word forms

pigtail pigtails pig-tail pigtailing pigtailed

Etymology

From pig + tail.

Synonyms

tail

Derived words

pigtailed pigtail macaque

Translations

Arabic: توكتين Bashkir: толом Bulgarian: плитка Chinese Mandarin: 辮子 /辫子 Danish: fletning Finnish: letti French: tresse French: natte Galician: cerceta Galician: cogoteira German: Zopf German: Anschlussdraht German: Anschlussfaser Hebrew: צַמָּה Hungarian: copf Italian: codino Japanese: 御下げ Japanese: 御下げ髪 Japanese: ピグテール Japanese: ツインテール Korean: 양갈래 머리 Korean: 트윈테일 Korean: 피그테일 Macedonian: пле́тенка Polish: warkoczyk Polish: warkocz Polish: kucyk Polish: mysi ogonek Portuguese: trança Romani: chunra Russian: коси́чка Russian: коса́ Russian: хво́стик Spanish: coleta Spanish: trenza Swedish: råttsvans Tagalog: trintas Tagalog: tirintas Welsh: plethyn
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