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pigeon

noun

  1. type of bird
  2. used as a food ingredient
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ / /ˈpɪ.dʒən/ / /ˈpə.dʒən/

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
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noun

Etymology: From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East. See pidgin.

  1. Concern or responsibility.

    It's their pigeon.

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. To deceive with a confidence game.