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Meaning of "long pig" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LONG PIG

Translation of a Māori and Polynesian term.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG PIG

long pig play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG PIG

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Long pig is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONG PIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

long pig

Cannibalism

Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The expression "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to mean one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. The Island Carib people of the Lesser Antilles, from whom the word cannibalism derives, acquired a long-standing reputation as cannibals following the recording of their legends in the 17th century. Some controversy exists over the accuracy of these legends and the prevalence of actual cannibalism in the culture. Cannibalism was widespread in the past among humans in many parts of the world, continuing into the 19th century in some isolated South Pacific cultures, and to the present day in parts of tropical Africa. In a few cases in insular Melanesia, indigenous flesh-markets existed. Fiji was once known as the 'Cannibal Isles'. Cannibalism has been well documented around the world, from Fiji to the Amazon Basin to the Congo to Māori New Zealand.

Definition of long pig in the English dictionary

The definition of long pig in the dictionary is human flesh eaten by cannibals.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG PIG

long jumping
long lease
long leg
long list
Long March
long mark
long measure
long metre
long moss
Long Parliament
long play
long primer
long purse
long radius
long ream
long s
long shot
long stop
long suit
long tail

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG PIG

Abyssinian guinea pig
chauvinist pig
domestic pig
Dutch guinea pig
guinea pig
Himalayan guinea pig
lard pig
male chauvinist pig
pork pig
store pig
suckling pig

Synonyms and antonyms of long pig in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long pig» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG PIG

Find out the translation of long pig to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long pig from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long pig» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猪长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

largo cerdo
570 millions of speakers

English

long pig
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे सुअर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خنزير طويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долго свинья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longo porco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ শূকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longue porc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Babi panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Long Pig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロング豚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 돼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long pig
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lợn dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட பன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब डुक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun domuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungo maiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo świnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довго свиня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porc lung
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μακρύ χοίρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lang vark
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lång gris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lang gris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long pig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG PIG»

The term «long pig» is normally little used and occupies the 132.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of long pig
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG PIG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «long pig» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «long pig» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long pig

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG PIG»

Discover the use of long pig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long pig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Death of Long Pig
Intriguing play by Planer ex-"Young One", about RL Stevenson and Paul Gauguin in the South Seas.
Nigel Planer, 2010
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Long Pig
2012 Shamus Nominee, Best Paperback Original.
James L. Ross, 2011
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Hodge Podge Adventure Stories and More
Maybe we can catch the long pig eaters between us, be careful.” He looked at Alto and nodded again. The long pig eaters had tied long wide leaves over the mouths of the two women and the boy. As they pushed through the jungle they ...
Duane K. Schell, 2011
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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
"As a long pig!" I exclaimed in surprise; "why, what does he mean by that?" "He means somethin' very unpleasant," answered Bill with a frown. "You see these blackguards eat men an' women just as readily as they eat pigs; and as baked pigs ...
R. M. Ballantyne, 2010
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Weekly World News
BORNEO, Indonesia — The public relations firm hired last year by an aboriginal tribe to improve the image of cannibalism is revising its catchy slogan, "Long pig — the OTHER other white meat." Long pig is the polite cannibal term for human ...
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The Cruise of the Snark
Nothing but pigs, innocently fat and roasted to a turn, were inside those wrappings, but the men were carrying them into camp in imitation of old times when they carried in “ long-pig.” Now long-pig is not pig. Long-pig is the Polynesian ...
Jack London, 2012
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The Long-nosed Pig: A Pop-up Book
2-5 yrs.
Keith Faulkner, 2003
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A revision of the Chinese Gasteruptiidae (Hymenoptera, ...
53); vertex smooth, shiny dorsally and long (Pig. 53) .................................. .. .............. .................................................. .. G. bimaculatum Pasteels, 1958 Vertex of Q truncate medio-posteriorly (Fig. 76) or reversed U-shaped emarginate, shorter and ...
Ke-xin Zhao, Cornelis van Achterberg, Zai-fu Xu, 2012
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Life history of lungworms parasitic in swine
Larvae from lymph glands were 530m to 575m long by 30m wide; esophagus 140/* to 160/4 long; tail 20/* to 50/* long. Pig 13. May 20. Several larvae in washings of bronchi and bronchioles; all worms appeared to be in fifth stage. Males — 2 ...
Benjamin Schwartz, Joseph Everett Alicata, 1934
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Popular Science
"Not now, White Man. Listen! The boo-boo drum! We shall be but long pig for their feast!" "You desert me now, you black coward, and you'll be long pig for my feast!" I warned him. The wretched guide's eyes dilated with Passing out the cigars.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG PIG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long pig is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mary's Monday Metazoan: Long pig preferred
I'm going to stay away from Mary for a while. It was a busy weekend for both of us, we're both really tired, and then she sends me this as an ... «ScienceBlogs, Jul 15»
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Knox County Reports
It was an 18-inch long pig made of sheet metal that had a yellow body with red wings. If anyone sees this yard decoration, in person or on the ... «Yankton Daily Press, Jun 15»
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Perfume Genius plays biggest gig to date at London's Royal Festival …
... stage lights switching from a blanket of red for opening track 'My Body' to blue and finally green for following numbers 'Long Pig' and 'Fool'. «NME.com, Jun 15»
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Ophelia's Electric Soapbox is a House of Happy-Hour Pleasure
The two-month old Ophelia's Electric Soapbox doesn't offer "long pig" on the menu, but it shares the show's atmosphere of haute cuisine, lust ... «Westword, Jun 15»
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Pig Arrested For Mischief, Craps In Police Car
But before long Pig decided to protest against his imprisonment by pooping. Everywhere. pig poop in cop car. "Just when you think after 25 ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
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Ribs! These Pigs Have More
An exceptionally long pig, like the American Landrace, can have 16 or 17 pairs of ribs. Lacombe pigs might have 13 or even fewer. «Modern Farmer, May 15»
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Whitley fair wrestles with 4-H tradition
That tells you how long pig wrestling has been around – decades, more than half a century. It's a little different today. The pigs aren't greased. «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, May 15»
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Barbecue? It's a Mystery
Missing until Harriet, the narrator in “Long Pig” by Carolyn McSparren, gets down to business. She opens the lid of the cooker. No sign of “Boss ... «Memphis Flyer, May 15»
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Sandwich Monday
... sandwich for vegetarians: the White Castle Veggie Slider. It's a mini-burger made with carrots, broccoli and other veggies. Don't call it "Long Pig in a blanket. «NPR, May 15»
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Ethnic minority group keeps centuries-old bark clothes as treasure
A blanket could be exchanged for a one-meter-long pig while a dress could sell for more than 10 grams of gold,” said A Dah, an elderly man in ... «Thanh Nien Daily, May 15»

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