piggsvin

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a porcupine
  • (dialectal) a hedgehog

Etymology

Compound from Swedish pigg (spike, tooth) + Swedish svin (pig, hog).

Origin

Swedish

svin

Gloss

pig, hog

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

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Kanji

豚

Emoji
🐗 🐷 🐽

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