pigtail
English
/ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A braided plait of hair.
- Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
- A twisted piece of tobacco.
- A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.
- The flamingo flower.
- The tail of a pig.
- (medicine) Twisted stent terminal; Stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
Etymology
Compound from English pig + English tail.
Origin
English
tail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Enviropig English
- Piggate English
- Tailgate English
- antipig English
- astrotail English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- de-tail English
- dovetail English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- ducktail English
- earth pig English
- earthpig English
- fantail English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- fuckpig English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- hedgepig English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- metaltail English
- micropig English
- minipig English
- mousetail English
- needletail English
- nonpig English
- oxtail English
- paypig English
- pentail English
- pig English
- pig sticker English
- pig-jawed English
- pigass English
- pigboat English
- pigface English
- pigfeed English
- pigfest English
- pigfish English
- pigfoot English
- pigfucker English
- pigfucking English
- piggery English
- piggie English
- piggish English
- piggy English
- pigheaded English
- pighood English
- pigless English
- piglet English
- piglike English
- pigling English
- pigman English
- pigmeat English
- pignut English
- pigout English
- pigpen English
- pigproof English
- pigroot English
- pigscot English
- pigshit English
- pigsicle English
- pigsit English
- pigsitter English
- pigskin English
- pigstick English
- pigsticker English
- pigsty English
- pigstye English
- pigswill English
- pigtailed English
- pigwash English
- pigweed English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- ring-tailed English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spine pig English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turntail English
- twintail English
- undertail English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- yellowtail English
- pigge Middle English
- tail Middle English
- piik Marshallese
- pik Tok Pisin
- pikpik Pijin
- teil Kriol
- pig Torres Strait Creole
- pig
- tail
- piggy
- pigpen
- pignut
- pigsty
- pigout
- piggie
- betail
- tailed
- paypig
- pigman
- tailer
- oxtail
- pigsit
- piglet
- nonpig
- pigass
- rattail
- pigless
- pigweed
- pigfish
- pigshit
- pigface
- minipig
- pigskin
- tailpin
- tailism
- tailcup
- pintail
- tailfan
- de-tail
- piggish
- foxtail
- pigfest
- pigling
- pigroot
- pigscot
- piggery
- cowtail
- fuckpig
- bobtail
- wagtail
- pighood
- tailgut
- pigstye
- tailend
- redtail
- cattail
- fantail
- pigfoot
- tagtail
- pigboat
- tailbud
- pentail
- Piggate
- antipig
- pigmeat
- piglike
- pigwash
- tailfin
- pigfeed
- tailgate
- taillamp
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailwhip
- tailbone
- pigstick
- horntail
- ducktail
- tapetail
- tailbeat
- ringtail
- tailcoat
- turntail
- tailhead
- pigproof
- freetail
- micropig
- hedgepig
- tailrace
- goldtail
- tail end
- pigswill
- kicktail
- tailspot
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- bangtail
- tailflip
- whiptail
- tailache
- hairtail
- rubytail
- tailhook
- silktail
- forktail
- fishtail
- stubtail
- Tailgate
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- pigsicle
- tailhole
- tailcord
- tailmost
- firetail
- tailable
- coattail
- earthpig
- lyretail
- plowtail
- tailback
- boattail
- tailless
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- twintail
- hightail
- tailride
- hardtail
- longtail
- tailpole
- tailblock
- pigheaded
- spinetail
- metaltail
- sharptail
- horsetail
- spadetail
- pigfucker
- pigsitter
- pigtailed
- swordtail
- shorttail
- pig-jawed
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- roughtail
- tailplane
- flufftail
- broadtail
- tapertail
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- earth pig
- jollytail
- heliotail
- tailswing
- tailstand
- tailstock
- scaletail
- tailslide
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- Enviropig
- tailwater
- tailboard
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- taillight
- spine pig
- thorntail
- swingtail
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- tailstrike
- pigfucking
- squaretail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- goldentail
- tailsitter
- pigsticker
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- springtail
- yellowtail
- cottontail
- singletail
- tailshield
- beavertail
- tripletail
- culvertail
- tailnumber
- swallowtail
- feathertail
- bristletail
- tailfeather
- scissortail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- pig sticker
- flickertail
- spatuletail
- taildragger
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- forcepstail
- swingletail
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- scissorstail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- tail-shedding
- white-tailed hawk