pigtail

English

A young girl with pigtails.

Etymology

pig +‎ tail

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/

Noun

pigtail (plural pigtails)

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.

Translations

braided plait of hair

Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: توكتين‎ f pl (tuktén)
Bashkir: толом (tolom)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 辮子 (zh), 辫子 (zh) (biànzi)
Finnish: letti (fi)
French: tresse (fr) f, natte (fr) f
German: Zopf (de) m
Hungarian: copf (hu)
Italian: codino (it) m

Japanese: 御下げ (おさげ, osage), 御下げ髪 (おさげがみ, osagegami) (tied over the shoulder); ツインテール (tsuintēru) (tied at each side of the head)
Korean: 피그테일 (pigeuteil)
Polish: warkoczyk (pl) m
Portuguese: trança (pt) f
Romani: chunra f
Russian: коси́чка (ru) f (kosíčka), коса́ (ru) f (kosá), хво́стик (ru) m (xvóstik) ("little tail", colloquial)
Spanish: coleta (es) f, trenza (es) f
Swedish: råttsvans
Tagalog: trintas, tirintas (tl)

either of two braids or ponytails

Bashkir: толом (tolom)
Czech: culík (unbraided)
Finnish: saparo (fi)
French: couette (fr) f

Portuguese: maria-chiquinha (pt) f, chiquinha f
Russian: коси́чка (ru) f (kosíčka)
Spanish: coleta (es) f
Swedish: tofs (sv) c, råttsvans c, pippilott c

twisted piece of tobacco

cable

flamingo flower — see flamingo flower

tail of a pig

Finnish: siansaparo

Swedish: knorr (sv)

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