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German

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Etymology

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Schwein +‎ -chen. In the sense of "jack-ball", a semantic loan from French cochonnet.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvaɪ̯nçən]
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  • Hyphenation: Schwein‧chen

Noun

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Schweinchen n (strong, genitive Schweinchens, plural Schweinchen)

  1. diminutive of Schwein, piggy
  2. jack-ball
    Synonyms: Zielkugel, Sau

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