Meanings
pig latin1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of pig Latin.
pig Latin2
alternative Pig Latin · alternative pig latin
- uncountableA 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.
Synonyms: igpay atinlay
Pig Latin3
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of pig Latin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch pig Latin
- pig Latintype of wordplay
Finnish kontinkieli
- kontinkielitype of wordplay
German Hühnersprache, Mattenenglisch
- Hühnersprachetype of wordplay
- Mattenenglischtype of wordplay
- Ketelkloppersprooktype of wordplay
- Pig Latintype of wordplay
Greek κορακίστικα
- κορακίστικα (korakístika)type of wordplay
Icelandic kúríska, kúrelska
- kúrískatype of wordplay
- kúrelskatype of wordplay
Polish świńska łacina
- świńska łacinatype of wordplay
Spanish jeringoso
- jeringosotype of wordplay
Thai พิกละติน
- พิกละตินtype of wordplay
Cite this entry
pig latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig%20latin
“pig latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig%20latin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pig latin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig%20latin.
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