roast leg of pork
a bag of pork rinds
a packet of pork scratchings
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
pork — (n.) early 13c., flesh of a pig as food, from L. porcus pig, tame swine, from PIE *porko young swine (Cf. Umbrian purka; O.C.S. prase young pig; Lith. parsas pig; O.E. fearh, M.Du. varken, both from P.Gmc. *farhaz). Porker … Etymology dictionary
pork — [pôrk] n. [ME porc < OFr < L porcus, a pig < IE * pork̑os, pig > FARROW1] 1. Obs. a pig or hog 2. the flesh of a pig or hog, used as food, esp. when used fresh, or uncured ☆ 3. Informal money, jobs, etc. received as pork barrel … English World dictionary
pork|y — «PR kee, POHR », adjective, pork|i|er, pork|i|est. 1. of or like pork: »a porky taste. 2. fat: »a porky face … Useful english dictionary
pork — [po:k US po:rk] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: porc pig , from Latin porcus] 1.) the meat from pigs ▪ pork chops 2.) AmE informal government money spent in a particular area in order to get political advantages used to show… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pork — [ pɔrk ] noun uncount * the meat from a pig: Do you eat pork? pork chops ─ compare BACON, HAM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pork — Pork, n. [F. porc, L. porcus hog, pig. See {Farrow} a litter of pigs, and cf. {Porcelain}, {Porpoise}.] The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pork̂o-s — pork̂o s English meaning: pig Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwein” (“neugeborenes Tier, Ferkel”) Note: From an extended zero grade of Root eĝhi : “ hedgehog “ derived Root ĝhers , ĝher : “rigid, *pig” > Root pork̂o s : “pig” :… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Pork — Pork, verschnittenes Schwein … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
pork — ► NOUN ▪ the flesh of a pig used as food, especially when uncured. ORIGIN Latin porcus pig … English terms dictionary
pork|er — «PR kuhr, POHR », noun. a pig, especially one fattened to eat: »Beechmast is very good feeding for swine to make them porkers, and for bacon (Captain John Smith) … Useful english dictionary
Pork — For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). Pork tenderloin served French style … Wikipedia
