Etymology

Bay of Pigs

Today it means: A bay in Southern Cuba, the site of a famous failed CIA invasion in 1961. Full definition →

Spanish bahía de Cochinos
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frombahía de Cochinos
  2. English todayBay of Pigs

Borrowed from Spanish bahía de Cochinos.

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