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das Ferkel (-)
   piglet, piggy, baby pig; pig, piggy (messy, dirty person)

Du kleines Ferkel, du hast den ganzen Tisch vollgekleckert.
You little piggy, you've made a mess of the whole table. (to a child)
Vom Ferkel zum Schwein zum Schnitzel
From piglet to pig to (pork) schnitzel
Für die Rolle des Schweinchens Babe wurden 48 Ferkel ausgebildet.
For the role of "Babe" the piglet, 48 baby pigs were trained. [for the 1995 film]

Related Words:
das Spanferkel suckling pig (for roasting)
die Ferkelei mess; messy/disgusting thing
ferkeln (v.i.) to farrow, have a litter (of piglets); make a mess; be dirty/disgusting
das Schwein pig
das Schweinchen little pig, piggy
die Sau sow

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