свинка — meaning in English

English meaning

• mumps noun A contagious viral illness that causes painful swelling of the glands in the face and neck.
• piglet noun A baby pig.

Senses

свинка is used for these senses in English:

• guinea pig Any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.
• mumps (pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
• piglet A young pig.

Related Russian words