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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

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. the flesh of pigs used as food
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Other Word Forms

  • ǰi ǰl adjective
  • ǰl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pork1

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

Origin of pork1

C13: from Old French porc, from Latin porcus pig
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Inside, Tony Fukukawa was about to dig into a bánh mì and slices of grilled pork when I sat down to talk with him.

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But it was the fried Wagyu and pork dumplings that stood out most to me.

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He and his wife live on a fixed income, and the couple are shying away from beef, pork and chicken.

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Some kitchens swear by beef, others insist on pork sausage, or sometimes a compromise of both.

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Beijing doesn't seem too worried about looking elsewhere for more chicken, pork and sorghum and – at the same time – it knows it is whacking the US president right in his heartland.

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