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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPug
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /paɡ/
"El pequeño pug duerme plácidamente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A familiar or diminutive term for a pug dog or a small monkey.
"The children laughed as the playful puggy chased its tail around the garden." - 2
In regional British and Scottish usage, a small industrial railway locomotive used for shunting.
"The old puggy chugged along the tracks near the colliery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in British dialect and Scottish vernacular during the 19th century, 'puggy' is diminutive of 'pug', historically used to refer affectionately or contemptuously to small animals, monkeys, or dwarfs. Over time, it developed regional colloquial uses, including as a term for a small locomotive or a squirrel in various dialects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Puggy" is said worldwide
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Carlin
Transliteration: /kaʁ.lɛ̃/
"Le petit carlin aimait courir dans le parc."
Mops
Transliteration: /mɔps/
"Der kleine Mops schläft gerne auf dem Sofa."
Carlino
Transliteration: /karˈliː.no/
"Il simpatico carlino abbaiava alla porta."
Pug
Transliteration: /paɡ/
"El pequeño pug duerme plácidamente."
Pug
Transliteration: /paɡ/
"O pug adorável brincava com a bola."
पग
Transliteration: pag
Script: पग कुत्ता
"छोटा पग कुत्ता बहुत प्यारा है।"
巴哥犬
Transliteration: bā gē quǎn
"这只巴哥犬非常可爱。"
퍼그
Transliteration: peo-geu
"귀여운 퍼그가방을 메고 있어요."
パグ
Transliteration: pagu
"そのパグはとても人懐っこいです。"
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