"cochon" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /kɔ.ʃɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-cochon.ogg Forms: cochonne [feminine], cochons [masculine, plural], cochonnes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Originally imitative of the noise a pig makes. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cochon (feminine cochonne, masculine plural cochons, feminine plural cochonnes)
  1. (slang) dirty, smutty Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Related terms: goret, porc, pourceau, truie, verrat, beaucoup
    Sense id: en-cochon-fr-adj-Bl0wIy17 Disambiguation of People: 97 2 0 1 Derived forms: avoir des yeux de cochon, avoir élevé les cochons ensemble, avoir gardé les cochons ensemble, caractère de cochon, cochon de lait, cochon de mer, cochon d’Inde, cochon marron, cochonnaille, cochonne, cochonner, cochonnerie, cochonnet, copains comme cochons, donner de la confiture à des cochons, faire un tour de cochon, mener une vie de cochon, queue-de-cochon, tout est bon dans le cochon, travail de cochon

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.ʃɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-cochon.ogg Forms: cochons [plural], cochonne [feminine]
Etymology: Originally imitative of the noise a pig makes. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} cochon m (plural cochons, feminine cochonne)
  1. (obsolete) piglet Tags: masculine, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-cochon-fr-noun-M1isvpOR Disambiguation of Pigs: 7 49 25 18 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 65 1 27 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 15 60 5 20
  2. pig Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cochon-fr-noun-8LjJ2E3S
  3. (slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-cochon-fr-noun-DGcpA1w6

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cochon meaning in French (4.2kB)

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