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pig latin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
pig latin
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the onset consonants of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case -way [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of pig Latin.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of pig Latin.

Uncountable

Etymology

The word Latin derives from the language itself (though it is not linguistically related; that is an intentional misnomer), but the origin of pig is unknown.

Usage

Phrases

apothecary's Latin bog Latin Canis Latinicus cod Latin hog Latin dog Latin law Latin macaronic Latin

Frequently Paired Words

apothecary's Latin bog Latin Canis Latinicus cod Latin hog Latin dog Latin law Latin macaronic Latin

Synonyms

igpay atinlay

Questions

What does pig latin mean?
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the onset consonants of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case -way [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change.
Where does pig latin come from?
The word Latin derives from the language itself (though it is not linguistically related; that is an intentional misnomer), but the origin of pig is unknown.

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