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

China imposes tariffs on Canadian canola oil, pork and seafood, while Canada slaps duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

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I’m still not permitted to name the Biden-Obama official who visited the Journal and privately lamented his party’s turn toward green pork and away from a carbon tax.

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We started with a refreshing cucumber salad dressed in chili and sesame oil, then moved on to Kurobuta pork soup dumplings, shrimp and Kurobuta pork spicy wontons and more — each bite expertly balanced and juicy.

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Canada is trying to reopen the Chinese market to agricultural products like canola oil, pork and seafood, on which China has imposed tariffs in retaliation for Canadian duties on its electric vehicles.

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She no longer cooks her mother's old recipes -- rabbit in mustard sauce, pork chops -- for her grandchildren.

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Related Words

• pancetta