Definition
leather made from a pig's hide, used for wallets and gloves, or slang for a football.
Etymology
Simple compound of 'pig' and 'skin.' The football slang originated in early 20th-century American sports, playing on the leather material.
Kelly Says
American football fans call it 'pigskin' even though modern footballs are actually made of cowhide—the slang stuck around as a poetic relic from when early footballs really were wrapped in pig leather.
Translations
ARالعربية
جلد خنزير
jild khun-zeer
BNবাংলা
সুইন চামড়া
su-in cha-mra-a
CACatalà
pell de porc
pel-l de por-k
CSČeština
vepřová kůže
ve-pre-vova koo-zhe
DADansk
svinehud
svin-hue-d
DEDeutsch
Schweinsleder
shveyn-le-der
ELΕλληνικά
δέρμα χοίρου
der-ma kho-roo
ESEspañol
piel de cerdo
pee-el de ser-doh
FAفارسی
پوست خوک
poost khook
FISuomi
svininnahka
svi-ni-nah-ka
FRFrançais
peau de porc
po-o de por-k
HEעברית
עור חזיר
oor cha-zir
HIहिन्दी
सूअर का छाल
soo-ar ka chhal
HUMagyar
disznó bőre
dis-zno bo-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kulit babi
ku-lit ba-bi
ITItaliano
pelle di maiale
peh-le di ma-ya-le
KO한국어
돼지 가죽
dwae-ji ga-juk
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit babi
ku-lit ba-bi
NLNederlands
varkensstijf
var-kens-stijf
NONorsk
svinnhide
svin-n-hide
PLPolski
skóra wieprzowa
sko-ra vee-prz-ova
PTPortuguês
pele de porco
peh-le de por-koh
RORomână
piele de porc
pee-le de por-k
RUРусский
свиная кожа
svi-naya ko-zha
SVSvenska
svinläder
svin-la-der
SWKiswahili
ngozi ya nguruwe
ng-o-zi ya ng-u-ru-we
TAதமிழ்
மாட்டின் தோல்
ma-ttin tho-l
TEతెలుగు
పంది చర్మం
pan-di char-man
TLTL
balat ng baboy
ba-lat ng ba-boy
TRTürkçe
domuz derisi
do-muz de-ri-si
UKУкраїнська
свиняча шкіра
svi-nya-cha sh-ki-ra
URاردو
بکری کی جلد
bak-ri ki je-ld
VITiếng Việt
da thúy
da-thoo-ee
ZUZU
isigqina
ee-si-g-kee-na