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Sau.

sow (female pig)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/zaʊ̯/[zaʊ̯]Germany/saʊ̯/[saɔ̯]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. sow (female pig)

    feminine
  2. pig (of either gender)

    archaic · dialectal · feminine
  3. a dislikable or unethical person

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic *sū.

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