Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoggy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
hog-gy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of hoggish (“resembling a pig”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoggy From hog + -y.

Inflected Forms

hoggier (comparative) hoggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

hogginess

Synonyms

hoggish

Rhymes With

doggy foggy soggy pedagogy doggie groggy froggy boggy smoggy demagogy scroggy loggy

Questions

What does hoggy mean?
Synonym of hoggish (“resembling a pig”).
Where does hoggy come from?
Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoggy From hog + -y.

How to pronounce hoggy

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