The Ancient Greek word for pig is
ὗς
Translations for pig and their definitions
| ὗς | |
| 1. n. pig, swine, hog |
| χοῖρος | |
| 1. n. a pig, especially a young one. | |
| κεἴ που σίκυον ἴδοιεν ἢ λαγῴδιονἢ χοιρίδιον ἢ σκόροδον ἢ χόνδρους ἅλας,ταῦτ᾽ ἦν Μεγαρικὰ κἀπέπρατ᾽ αὐθημερόν. - And if they see a cucumber or a young hareor a piglet or a clove of garlic or a g | |
| 2. n. (generally) swine | |
| 3. n. (slang) female genitalia, especially those belonging to a young woman | |
| νῦν γε χοῖρος φαίνεται.ἀτὰρ ἐκτραφείς γε κύσθος ἔσται. - Now it looks like a pussy.But once it's been reared, it'll be a cunt. | |
| 4. n. a fish of the Nile |
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