pork

[pawrk, pohrk]

noun

1. the flesh of hogs used as food.

2. Informal.,  appropriations, appointments, etc., made by the government for political reasons rather than for public benefit, as for public buildings or river improvements.

pork

/ pɔːk /

noun

1. the flesh of pigs used as food

Other Word Forms

• porkish adjective
• porklike adjective
• porkless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork¹

1250–1300; Middle English porc < Old French < Latin porcus hog, pig; cognate with farrow ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork¹

C13: from Old French porc, from Latin porcus pig

Example Sentences

And Houlihan had ordered a beef burrito, not pork, meaning that the food truck would have needed to serve the wrong order without her realizing it.

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Boucaud counseled pairing it with the pork medallions, and he was so right.

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It’s stepped in as a supporting player in main-course recipes, too, featuring duck, chicken, pork or venison.

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Chicken breasts for the enchiladas and soups get grilled, pork or beef browned and drained.

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I can’t eat pork or shellfish, so whatever falls within the electric fence, my lapsing Judaism.

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Related Words

• pancetta