pigtail
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
pigtail
- /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From pig + tail.
noun pigtails · pig-tail
- The tail of a pig.
- Tobacco twisted into a string or roll. One person […] continued constantly to ply him with the very best pig-tail tobacco, which he had most carefully cut in very small pieces purposely for him.
- A braided plait of hair; queue. Let padded breasts, high coat collars, stiff stocks, broad-shouldered straps, tight belts, trowser-straps and boots be consigned to the tomb of pigtails and powder.
- Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head. [I]t was something that every schoolboy of my generation almost `had' to do, as obligatory a proof of impending manliness as scrumping apples or pulling girls' pigtails.
-
A hairstyle with a pair of pigtails.
Similar: bunches
- A person who wears pigtails. […] Chinese, whom he called “pigtails”; or Indians, whom he dismissed as “baboos.”
-
A short length of twisted electrical wire.
Similar: tail
- The flamingo flower (anthurium)
- Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
verb pigtails · pigtailing · pigtailed · pig-tail
- To connect wires of a circuit by means of a short additional wire.
Translations
Every language
noun braided plait of hair
| Español | coleta, trenza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양갈래 머리 yanggallae meori, 트윈테일 teuwinteil, 피그테일 pigeuteil |
| 日本語 | 御下げ osage, 御下げ髪 osagegami, ピグテール pigutēru, ツインテール tsuintēru |
| 中文 | 辮子 /辫子 biànzi |
| Português | trança |
| Français | tresse, natte |
| Deutsch | Zopf |
| Italiano | codino |
| Русский | коси́чка kosíčka, коса́ kosá, хво́стик xvóstik |
| עברית | צַמָּה tzamá |
noun tail of a pig
| Deutsch | Schweineschwanz |
|---|
noun either of two braids or ponytails
| Español | coleta |
|---|---|
| Português | maria-chiquinha, chiquinha |
| Français | couette, lulu |
| Deutsch | Haarzopf, Zöpfchen |
| Русский | коси́чка kosíčka |
noun twisted electrical wire
| 한국어 | 피그테일 pigeuteil |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ピグテール pigutēru |
| Deutsch | Anschlussdraht, Anschlussfaser |
Talk about this word "pigtail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pigtail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pigtail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pigtail "pigtail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pigtail.
Cite this
MLA
APA
Chicago
BibTeX
@misc{pigtail_2026,
title = {pigtail},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pigtail},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
