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発音

• IPA: /ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ̯/, [ˈpʰɪɡˌstaɪ̯]
• ハイフネーション: pig‧sty

名詞

pigsty (plural pigsties)

1. An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

   Synonyms: hogpen, hogsty, pigpen, sty

   Coordinate term: (sometimes synonymous) hoghouse

   The lower pasture also contains a pigsty.

2. (colloquial) A dirty or very untidy place.

   Synonym: pigpen

   This room is a pigsty. When are you going to clean it?

   • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 20:

     "It's only youse crowd wot comes makin' a pigsty of the place," said Melons conclusively.