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pi·geon¹

(pĭj′ən)

1. Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties.

2.Slang One who is easily swindled; a dupe.

[Middle English, from Old Frenchpijon, probably from Vulgar Latin*pībiō, pībiōn-, alteration of Late Latinpīpiō,young chirping bird, squab, frompīpīre,to chirp.]

pi·geon²

(pĭj′ən)

An object of special concern; an affair or matter.

[Alteration ofpidgin.]

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pigeon

(ˈpɪdʒɪn)

1. (Animals) any of numerous birds of the familyColumbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: orderColumbiformes. Seerock dove

2.slang a victim or dupe

[C14: from Old Frenchpijon young dove, from Late Latinpīpiō young bird, frompīpīre to chirp]

pigeon

(ˈpɪdʒɪn)

informalBrit concern or responsibility (often in the phraseit's his, her, etc,pigeon)

[C19: altered from pidgin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pi•geon

(ˈpɪdʒ ən)

n.

1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a plump body and small head, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails. Compare dove¹ (def. 1).

2.Slang.

a. a girl or young woman.

b. a person who is easily fooled or cheated.

[1350–1400; Middle Englishpejon young dove < Middle Frenchpijon < Late Latinpīpiōnem, acc. ofpīpiō squab, akin topīpīre, pīpāre to chirp]

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Noun

pigeon - 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

bandtail,band-tail pigeon,band-tailed pigeon,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

1.squab,bird,dove,culver(archaic)A pigeon settled on the window-sill.

Related words
youngsquab
collective nounsflock,flight

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

pigeon

noun

Slang. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:

butt,dupe,fool,gull,lamb,pushover,victim.

Informal:sucker.

Slang:fall guy,gudgeon,mark,monkey,patsy,sap.

Chiefly British:mug.

Translations

حَمَامَةحَمامَه

гълъб

holub

due

Taube

περιστέρι

kolombo

paloma palomo

tuvi

kyyhkykyyhkynenpulu

pigeon pigeonne colombe

תסיל

golubgolubica

galamb

dúfa

piccione archiviare classificare colomba colombo

鳩

비둘기

columbacolumbus

karvelisskyrelisšleivasbalandis

balodis

porumbel

holub

golob

golubgolubicaголубголубица

duva

hua

นกพิราบ

güvercin

голуб

chim bồ câu

鸽子

pigeon

[ˈpɪdʒən]

A.N

1. (gen) →palomaf; (as food) →pichónm
see alsoclayB

2.that's his pigeon →allá él
it's not my pigeon →eso notiene quever conmigo

B.CPDpigeon fancierN →colombófilo/am/f
pigeon fancyingN →colombofiliaf
pigeon house, pigeon loftN →palomarm
pigeon postN →correom depalomas
by pigeon post →porpaloma mensajera
pigeon shootingN →tirom depichón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pigeon

[ˈpɪdʒɪn]n →pigeonmpigeon-holepigeonhole[ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl]

n(for letters, documents) →casierm
to put sb in a pigeon-hole →cataloguer qn

vt [+person] →cataloguer
to be pigeonholed as sth →être catalogué comme qchpigeon loftn →pigeonniermpigeon-toed[ˌpɪdʒɪnˈtəʊd]adj
to be pigeon-toed →avoir lespieds tournés en dedanspig farmn →porcheriefpig farmern →éleveur/eusem/f deporcs

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pigeon

→Taubef

(inf)that’s not mypigeon →das istnicht meinBier(inf)

pigeon

pigeon breast

n (Brit Med) →Hühnerbrustf

pigeon-breasted

adj (Brit Med) →hühnerbrüstig

pigeon fancier

n →Taubenzüchter(in)m(f)

pigeon-hearted

adj →feige,ängstlich

pigeonhole

n (in desk etc) →Fachnt;to put people inpigeons(fig) →Menschen (in Kategorien)einordnen,Leute abstempeln

vt (lit) →(in Fächer)einordnen; (fig:= categorize) →einordnen,ein-oraufteilen

pigeon house,pigeon loft

n →Taubenschlagm

pigeon-livered

adj →ängstlich,feige

pigeon post

n →Brieftaubenpostf

pigeon-toed

adj, adv →mit einwärtsgerichtetenFußspitzen;he is/walkspigeon →ergeht über dengroßen Onkel(inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pigeon

[ˈpɪdʒən]n →piccionem
that's your pigeon (fig) →sonoaffari tuoi

pigeon

(ˈpidʒən) noun

any of several kinds of bird of the dove family. duif حَمامَه гълъб pombo holub die Taube dueπεριστέριpaloma tuvi کبوتر kyyhkypigeonיונה कबूतर golub galamb merpati dúfapiccione 鳩 비둘기 karvelis balodis burung merpatiduifduegołąb كوتره، ساده، بيړاpombo porumbelголубь holub golob golub duva นกพิราบgüvercin 鴿子 голуб کبوتر chim bồ câu鸽子

ˈpigeon-hole noun

a small compartment for letters, papersetc in a desketc oreg hung on the wall of an office, staffroometc.He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on. duiwehok بُرْج الحَمام преграда за писма escaninho přihrádka das Ablegefach hylde; skuffeθυρίδαcasilla,casillero laegas نامه دان lokerocasierתא खाना, कोष्ठ, खाने में रखना, ताक पर रखना spremiti, pohraniti rekesz, fach kotak tempat surat, dll (bréfa)hólfcasella 整理棚 칸막이(선반) skyrelis neliels nodalījums korespondencei petak surat vakjerom,fag,brevhylle przegródka لیک ورکول 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多格架子

ˌpigeon-ˈtoed adjective

(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 de pés para dentro s prsty dovnitřx-beinig med indadvendte tæer 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 teneninntilbeins szpotawy كږى ګوتى de pés para dentro cu degetele de la picioare întoarse înăuntruкосолапый chodidlá obrátené dovnútra (pri chôdzi) ki hodi navznoter šepavog hoda som går inåt med tårna ซึ่งมีนิ้วเท้าหรือเท้าหันเข้าข้างใน ayakları içe dönük, içe basan 內八字腳的 клишоногий ايسا شخص جس کے پاؤں کي انگلياں اندر کو مڑي ہوں người có ngón chân quặp vào như chân chim bồ câu 足内翻的，内八字脚的

pigeon

→حَمَامَة holub dueTaubeπεριστέριpalomo kyyhkynenpigeon golubpiccione 鳩 비둘기duifduegołąbpomboголубь duva นกพิราบgüvercin chim bồ câu鸽子

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