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The French word for pig is
cochon





pig

Gender

The gender of cochon is masculine. E.g. le cochon.

Plural

The plural of cochon is cochons.

French Definition


pig
     1. n. (Zoologie) Cochon, porc.
     2. n. (Péjoratif) Salaud.
     3. n. (Argot) (Péjoratif) Flic.
     4. n. (Industrie) Racleur.



Translations for pig and their definitions

cochon
     1. n-m. (obsolete) piglet
     2. n-m. pig
     3. n-m. (slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person
     4. adj. (slang) dirty, smutty


porc
     1. n-m. pork
     2. n-m. pig
           (synonyms, cochon)
     3. n-m. (slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person
           sale porc!


salaud
     1. n-m. (vulgar) bastard, wretch
     2. n-m. (obsolete) slob
     3. adj. vile, base


pourceau
     1. n-m. (literary or pejorative) swine, pig
           jeter des perles aux pourceaux - to cast pearls before swine


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