pig Latin en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Latin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pig latin | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
dog Latin · macaronic Latin · cod Latin · mock Latin · apothecary's Latin · Canis Latinicus · pseudo-Latinism · law Latin · hog Latin · bog Latin
Synonyms
Translations (11)
es jeringoso (type of wordplay) · fi kontinkieli (type of wordplay) · nl pig Latin (type of wordplay) · is kúríska (type of wordplay) · de Mattenenglisch (type of wordplay) · de Hühnersprache (type of wordplay) · de Ketelkloppersprook (type of wordplay) · de Pig Latin (type of wordplay) · is kúrelska (type of wordplay) · pl świńska łacina (type of wordplay) · el κορακίστικα (type of wordplay)