pigeon.
One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
Meaning & usage
One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
The meat from this bird.
A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
A weak or useless person.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjonbor. Middle English pygeoun English pigeon Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.
To deceive with a confidence game.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjonbor. Middle English pygeoun English pigeon Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.
Concern or responsibility.
It's their pigeon.
Where this word comes from
From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East. See pidgin.
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