pig farm
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- noun
- /pɪg fɑrm/
:
granja de cerdos
- She spent her early childhood on a small pig farm in rural Mississippi, reared by her grandmother.
Chicken farms, pig farms, cattle, whatever it is.
- Chicken farms, pig farms, cattle, whatever it is.
- And a friend of mine was like, we're going down to my uncle's pig farm in southern Illinois.
- And now pigs who were at the pig farms right next door had access to that fruit.
Examples
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I really like this post about a great pig farm in Iowa.
Blog text (10) -
The largest pig farm in the whole of Freedonia.
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In one of them, an eighth-grade student has returned from a visit to a pig farm.
Academic text (1997) -
Katherine is taking over her uncle's pig farm in Idaho.
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My cousin recently inherited a pig farm from our grandfather in the countryside.
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There are several pig farms in the area that supply meat to local supermarkets.
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Working on a pig farm requires a lot of hard work and dedication to the animals.
Synonyms
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A farm or building where people raise pigs
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a farm where pigs are raised' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pig' (the animal) with 'farm' (a place for rearing animals/crops). This noun–noun compound follows a common and predictable composition pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Pig farm is made from the words pig and farm: imagine pens full of pigs, mud, and people feeding them. That's why it means 'a farm where pigs are raised'.