cochon

pig

noun koh-SHOHN Less Common

Also means

dirty person, pervert (informal)

Usage Note

Cochon in informal usage insults someone as dirty or lecherous. The compound cochon d'Inde is the French name for a guinea pig. Tête de cochon ('pig's head') idiomatically means 'stubborn person'. The feminine cochonne exists but is rarer.

Examples

"Le cochon se roule dans la boue."

Natural Translation

The pig rolls in the mud.

Literal Translation

The pig oneself-rolls in the mud

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