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English

Etymology

Imitative of the sound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k/

Interjection

oink

1. Representing the sound made by a pig.
2. Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
   • 2003, Robert N. Mansfield, Randy Maas, The Assassin: Attack on America

     "The tub is too small!" "Then, I'll go first and you'll have to wait!" "Chauvinist pig!" "Oink, oink!"

Translations

Noun

oink (plural oinks)

1. The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

   The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.

Synonyms

• grunt

Translations

Verb

oink (third-person singular simple present oinks, present participle oinking, simple past and past participle oinked)

1. (intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

   The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.

Synonyms

• grunt

Translations

See also

• grunt
• squeal

Anagrams

• ikon, kino

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oint, Middle French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nt/

Verb

oint (third-person singular simple present oints, present participle ointing, simple past and past participle ointed)

1. (now rare, poetic) To anoint.

   • They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.

Anagrams

• -tion, -toin, INTO, Toni, into, noit, on it

Catalan

Etymology

Present participle of oir, possibly corresponding to Latin audi?ns, audientem.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /u?int/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u?in/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o?int/

Verb

oint

1. present participle of oir

Noun

oint

1. (archaic) hearer

Synonyms

• oïdor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??/

Etymology

From Middle French oint, from Old French oint, from Latin unctus.

Verb

oint m (feminine singular ointe, masculine plural oints, feminine plural ointes)

1. past participle of oindre

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin unctus.

Verb

oint

1. past participle of oindre

Descendants

• Middle French: oint
  • French: oint

Etymology 2

From Latin unctum.

Noun

oint m (oblique plural oinz or ointz, nominative singular oinz or ointz, nominative plural oint)

1. lard; fat; grease
2. ointment

Related terms

• ointure