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Meaning of pig latin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Alternative letter-case form of pig Latin.
alt-of, uncountable
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic 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.
uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Hühnersprache Ketelkloppersprook Mattenenglisch Pig Latin

Ελληνικά κορακίστικα

Español jeringoso

Suomi kontinkieli

Français pig latin

Nederlands pig Latin

Polski świńska łacina

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

pig launcher pig lead pig out pig party pig pile pig plague

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