varken

Meaning

1. (neuter) a pig, Sus scrofa domesticus
2. (derogatory,figuratively,neuter,offensive) a swine, a dirty, gross or foul person
3. (archaic,neuter,offensive,possibly) a student who does not belong to a student society; one who is neither a frat boy nor a soror
4. (dialectal,neuter) a brush, especially one used along with a dustpan for sweeping floors or hearths

Concepts

pig

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swine

hog

pork

piglet

greedy person

pig

🐖

Synonyms

zwijn

🐖

varkensvlees

zwijnevlees

big

slokop

zeug

flik

smeerlap

del

Hyphenated as

var‧ken

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɑrkə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch varken, verken, from Old Dutch farkīn, ferkīn, an old diminutive, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (Proto-West Germanic *farh) + Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (Proto-Germanic *-ukīn, with another diminutive suffix attached). Compare Central Franconian Ferke, Low German Farken.