A pigtail is hair twisted or plaited so it hangs in a rope, like a pig’s curly tail. You can have one down the back, or two, one on each side.

A pigtailpigtail is hair twisted or plaited是把頭髮扭轉或編成辮子 so it hangs in a rope讓它垂下來像一條繩子，like a pig's curly tail就像豬捲曲的尾巴一樣。You can have one down the back你可以在後面留一條，or two, one on each side或是兩邊各留一條。

Though actually, speakers do not all mean the same thing. In a lot of American English, pigtails — nearly always the plural — means two bunches of hair, one over each ear, and those bunches are sometimes not even plaited, just tied. In British English, a pigtail is more often a real plait.

Though actually不過實際上，speakers do not all mean the same thing講這個字的人指的不見得是同一件事。In a lot of American English在很多美式英文裡，pigtails — nearly always the pluralpigtails——幾乎總是用複數 means two bunches of hair, one over each ear指的是兩邊耳朵上各一束的頭髮，and those bunches are sometimes not even plaited, just tied這些頭髮束有時候根本沒編辮子，只是綁起來而已。In British English在英式英文裡，a pigtail is more often a real plaitpigtail比較常指真正編起來的辮子。

The word can also be a verb: to pigtail hair is to twist or plait it that way. It is an everyday, slightly playful word, used more for children than for formal adult hair.

The word can also be a verb這個字也可以當動詞：to pigtail hair is to twist or plait it that wayto pigtail hair就是用那種方式把頭髮扭轉或編起來。It is an everyday, slightly playful word它是個日常、帶點俏皮的字，used more for children than for formal adult hair比較常用在小孩身上，比較少用在正式的成人髮型上。

A ponytail is different: hair gathered in one bunch, not twisted into a plait.

A ponytailponytail is different不一樣：hair gathered in one bunch頭髮是聚成一束，not twisted into a plait沒有扭轉編成辮子。