pigtail
US /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/
UK /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/
1.
tresse, couette
a length of hair that is plaited or braided and hangs from the back or side of the head
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She wore her hair in two neat pigtails.
Elle portait ses cheveux en deux tresses soignées.
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The little girl had long blonde pigtails.
La petite fille avait de longues tresses blondes.
2.
tabac en queue de cochon, tabac tressé
a twisted length of tobacco
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Sailors often chewed on pigtail tobacco.
Les marins mâchaient souvent du tabac en queue de cochon.
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He pulled a piece of pigtail from his pouch.
Il a sorti un morceau de queue de cochon de sa pochette.