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pigeon
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pi·geon 1  (pjn)
n.
1. Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock dove or any of its domesticated varieties.
2. Slang One who is easily swindled; a dupe.

[Middle English, from Old French pijon, probably from Vulgar Latin *pbi, pbin-, alteration of Late Latin ppi, young chirping bird, squab, from ppre, to chirp.]

pi·geon 2  (pjn)
n.
An object of special concern; an affair or matter.

[Alteration of pidgin.]

pigeon1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes See rock dove
2. Slang a victim or dupe
[from Old French pijon young dove, from Late Latin pīpiō young bird, from pīpīre to chirp]

pigeon2
n
Brit informal concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc., pigeon)
[altered from pidgin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pigeonpigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
columbiform bird - a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
Columbidae, family Columbidae - doves and pigeons
pouter pigeon, pouter - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
dove - any of numerous small pigeons
Columba livia, rock dove, rock pigeon - pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, bandtail, Columba fasciata - wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
Columba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeon, ringdove - Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
domestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
squab - an unfledged pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius, passenger pigeon - gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct

pigeon
noun
squab, bird, dove, culver (archaic) A pigeon settled on the window-sill.
Related words
young squab
collective nouns flock, flight
Translations
pigeon [ˈpɪdʒən]
A. N
1. (gen) → paloma f; (as food) → pichón m
see also clay B
2. that's his pigeonallá él
it's not my pigeoneso no tiene que ver conmigo
B. CPD pigeon fancier Ncolombófilo/a m/f
pigeon fancying Ncolombofilia f
pigeon house, pigeon loft Npalomar m
pigeon post Ncorreo m de palomas
by pigeon postpor paloma mensajera
pigeon shooting Ntiro m de pichón

pigeon [ˈpɪdʒɪn] npigeon m
pigeon-hole pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl]
n (for letters, documents)casier m
to put sb in a pigeon-hole → cataloguer qn
vt [+ person] → cataloguer
to be pigeonholed as sth → être catalogué comme qch
pigeon loft npigeonnier m
pigeon-toed [ˌpɪdʒɪnˈtəʊd] adj
to be pigeon-toed → avoir les pieds tournés en dedans
pig farm nporcherie f
pig farmer néleveur/euse m/f de porcs

pigeon
n
Taube f
(inf) that’s not my pigeondas ist nicht mein Bier (inf)

pigeon:
pigeon breast
n (Brit Med) → Hühnerbrust f
pigeon-breasted
adj (Brit Med) → hühnerbrüstig
pigeon fancier
nTaubenzüchter(in) m(f)
pigeon-hearted
adjfeige, ängstlich
pigeonhole
n (in desk etc) → Fach nt; to put people in pigeons (fig)Menschen (in Kategorien) einordnen, Leute abstempeln
vt (lit)(in Fächer) einordnen; (fig: = categorize) → einordnen, ein- or aufteilen
pigeon house, pigeon loft
nTaubenschlag m
pigeon-livered
adjängstlich, feige
pigeon post
nBrieftaubenpost f
pigeon-toed
adj, advmit einwärtsgerichteten Fußspitzen; he is/walks pigeoner geht über den großen Onkel (inf)

pigeon [ˈpɪdʒən] npiccione m
that's your pigeon (fig) → sono affari tuoi
pigeon [ˈpɪdʒən] npiccione m
that's your pigeon (fig) → sono affari tuoi

pigeon
n pigeon [ˈpidʒən]
any of several kinds of bird of the dove family. duif حَمامَه гълъб holub due die Taube περιστέρι paloma tuvi کبوتر kyyhky pigeon יוֹנָה कबूतर golub galamb merpati dúfa piccione 비둘기 karvelis balodis burung merpati duif due gołąb pombo porumbel голубь holub golob golub duva นกพิราบ güvercin 鴿子 голуб کبوتر chim bồ câu
n pigeon-hole
a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on. duiwehok بُرْج الحَمام преграда за писма přihrádka hylde; skuffe das Ablegefach θυρίδα casilla, casillero laegas نامه دان lokero casier תָּא खाना, कोष्ठ, खाने में रखना, ताक पर रखना spremiti,pohraniti rekesz, fach kotak tempat surat, dll (bréfa)hólf casella (di uno schedario) 整理棚 칸막이(선반) skyrelis neliels nodalījums korespondencei petak surat vakje rom, fag, brevhylle przegródka cacifo sertar; casetă отделение для бумаг;ящик для корреспонденции priehradka predalček pregradak fack ช่องเล็ก ๆ ที่ไว้เก็บเอกสาร mektup gözü, göz 多格架子 голубине гніздо خط يا کاغذات وغيرہ کے ليے بنايا گيا خانہ، ڈبہ ngăn kéo, hộc tủ
adj pigeon-ˈtoed
(of a person or his manner of walking) with toes turned inwards a pigeon-toed person/walk. met ingekrulde tone أقْفَد، ذو سُنْبُكَيْن مُلْتَوِيَيْن الى الداخِل патрав s prsty dovnitř med indadvendte tæer x-beinig με τα δάχτυλα των ποδιών στραμμένα προς τα μέσα con los pies torcidos hacia dentro sissepoole pööratud varvastega دارای انگشتان پا که به داخل خمیده اند varpaat sisäänpäin les pieds tournés en dedans בַּעַל “רַגלֵ יוֹנָה” कपोतपाद uvrnutih stopala gacsos lábú kaki pengkor innskeifur (dal piede varo) 内股の 안짱다리의 šleivas greizkājains; uz iekšpusi vērstām pēdām pengkar dalam met naar binnen gekeerde tenen inntilbeins szpotawy de pés para dentro cu degetele de la pi­cioare întoarse înăuntru косолапый chodidlá obrátené dovnútra (pri chôdzi) ki hodi navznoter šepavog hoda som går inåt med tårna ซึ่งมีนิ้วเท้าหรือเท้าหันเข้าข้างใน ayakları içe dönük, içe basan 足內翻的 клишоногий ايسا شخص جس کے پاؤں کي انگلياں اندر کو مڑي ہوں người có ngón chân quặp vào như chân chim bồ câu

pigeon حمامة holub due Taube περιστέρι palomo kyyhkynen pigeon golub piccione 비둘기 duif due gołąb pombo голубь duva นกพิราบ güvercin chim bồ câu 鸽子


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