cochon

See also: cochón

French

Etymology

Originally imitative of the noise a pig makes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʃɔ̃/
audio (file)

Noun

cochon m (plural cochons)

(obsolete) piglet
pig
(slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person

Adjective

cochon (feminine singular cochonne, masculine plural cochons, feminine plural cochonnes)

(slang) dirty, smutty

Related terms

avoir des yeux de cochon
avoir un caractère de cochon
cochon de lait
cochon d'Inde
cochonnaille
cochonne
cochonner
cochonnerie
cochonnet
être copains comme cochons
faire un tour de cochon
goret
mener une vie de cochon
porc
pourceau
queue-de-cochon
truie
verrat

Further reading

“cochon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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