Pigs, Bay of

geographical name

ˈpigz 

variants or Bahía de Cochinos

bä-ˈē-ä-t͟hā-kō-ˈchē-nōs 

inlet of the Caribbean Sea on the southern coast of western Cuba

Note: In April 1961, the Bay of Pigs was the scene of a failed U.S.-backed attempt at invasion of Cuba by Cuban forces opposed to the rule of Fidel Castro.