Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: pig-gery
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.

noun

Piggish behaviour.

Example Sentences

"Two heavy pails of swill—meat scraps floating in custard—from the school kitchens to be carried with a friend, Hans Solish, all the way to the piggery."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English piggery From pig + -ery.

Inflected Forms

piggeries (plural)

Phrases

pig farm

Frequently Paired Words

pig farm

Synonyms

pig farm

Questions

What does piggery mean?: A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.
Where does piggery come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English piggery From pig + -ery.

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