"wigg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wiggs [plural]
Etymology: Compare Dutch wegge (“a sort of bread”), German Weck, originally a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See wedge. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|wegge|t=a sort of bread}} Dutch wegge (“a sort of bread”), {{cog|de|Weck}} German Weck, {{m|en|wedge}} wedge Head templates: {{en-noun}} wigg (plural wiggs)
  1. A kind of raised seedcake. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: wig
    Sense id: en-wigg-en-noun-Jz2~ZbEp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wigg meaning in English (1.2kB)

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