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hogshead

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The meaning (definition) of the word hogshead

a very big wooden barrel

The word hogshead used in a sentence

The wine was stored in a big wooden hogshead in the cellar.

Words that mean the same as hogshead (synonyms)

barrelcask

The plural of the word hogshead

hogsheads

How the word hogshead is said around the world

Frenchbarrique (bahreek)
Spanishpipa (peepah)
Mandarin大酒桶 (dà jiǔ tǒng)
Hindiहोग्सहेड (hohgsuhayd)
Arabicبرميل كبير (bahrmeel kahbeer)
Russianбочка (bochka)
Portuguese (EU)cabeça de porco (kuhbaysuh di pohruhkuu)
Portuguese (BR)cabeça de porco (kahbaysa jew pohruhkuu)
Japaneseホッグスヘッド (hoggusuheddo)
GermanHogshead (hawkshayaht)
Urduبڑا پیپا (burah paypah)
Punjabiਹੌਗਸਹੈੱਡ (hawguhsuhed)
Korean큰 통 (keun tong)
Hebrewחבית (khveet)
Greekβαρέλι μπύρας (bareli mpuras)
Dutchhogshead (hawkhshuhaht)
Tagalogulong baboy (oolohng bahbohy)
Vietnamesethùng rượu (toong zewuhw)
Turkishfıçı (fuchu)
Persianهاگزهد (hahgzahahd)
Polishbeczka (bechkah)
Ukrainianбочка (bochka)
Bengaliহগসহেড (hawgawshawhayd)
Swedishsvinhuvud (svinhoovood)
Italianbotte (bawtay)

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