shoat

Meaning

A young, newly-weaned pig.

Synonyms

piglet

shote

piggy

pig

🐖

young pig

porc

gilt

boar piglet

sucking pig

sucking-pig

trout

Translations

Schweinchen

garrí

porcellino

big

γουρουνόπουλο

porcelet

Frischling

porquet

maialino

Ferkel

χοιρίδιο

porcello

cochonnet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: schote

Cognate with Middle English: schote

Cognate with West Flemish: schote

In summary

From Middle English schote, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a special use of Middle English schote (“projectile, young shoot”), or perhaps of Middle Low German origin, cognate with West Flemish schote (“young piglet”).