pigeon
English
/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/, /ˈpɪ.dʒən/
noun
Definitions
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird.
- (North America) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- () Concern or responsibility.
- (countable) A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pygeoun derived from Old French pijon derived from Latin pīpiōnem, pīpiō (chirping bird).
Origin
Latin
pīpiō
Gloss
chirping bird
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipigeon English
- berry English
- foot English
- grass English
- hawk English
- hole English
- house English
- pigeonberry English
- pigeoneer English
- pigeonfoot English
- pigeongram English
- pigeongrass English
- pigeonhawk English
- pigeonhole English
- pigeonholeable English
- pigeonholer English
- pigeonhouse English
- pigeonless English
- pigeonlike English
- pigeonplum English
- pigeonry English
- pigeonwing English
- pigeonwood English
- pigeony English
- plum English
- trumpeter English
- trumpeter pigeon English
- wing English
- wood English
- pīpiō Latin
- pīpiōnem Latin
- pygeoun Middle English
- pijon Old French
- pyjon Old French
- picciuni Sicilian
- pisin Tok Pisin