Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigg

/pɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
pigg
IPA
/pɪɡ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin G.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of plasma immunoglobulin G.

noun

A piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”).

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (“a container for wine; the hide of a pig used as a wineskin”), from pigge (“pig”). More at pig.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pIgGs (plural) pig (alternative) pyg (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ig IgA IgG IgM pIg pIgA PIgG pIgM

Homonyms

pig

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig mig jig zig

Questions

How do you pronounce pigg?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪɡ/.
What does pigg mean?
Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin G.
Where does pigg come from?
Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (“a container for wine; the hide of a pig used as a wineskin”), from pigge (“pig”). More at pig.

How to pronounce pigg

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