pig latin

pig Lat·in

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pig lat-n]
- /pɪg ˈlæt n/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pig lat-n]
- /pɪg ˈlæt n/

Definitions of pig latin words

noun pig latin a form of language, used especially by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound (ā), as in Eakspay igpay atinlay for “Speak Pig Latin.”. 1
noun pig latin form of children's slang 1
noun pig latin a secret language used by children in which any consonants at the beginning of a word are placed at the end, followed by -ay; for example cathedral becomes athedralcay 0
noun pig latin a playful secret language in which each word is spoken beginning with its first vowel and any preceding consonants are moved to the end to form a new syllable with the vowel sound ( (eɪ) ; ā) ), as “oybay” for boy: a word beginning with a vowel can be handled variously, as in “armay,” “armway,” or “armhay” for arm 0

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Origin of pig latin

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Pig latin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pig latin

pig latin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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