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pork

noun

Simple meaning

Meat from a domestic hog or pig.

Pronunciation

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pawrk
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈpɔɹk

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. Meat from a domestic hog or pig

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Meat from a domestic hog or pig

Used this way, pork is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • porc , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use pork

  • “We are having grilled pork chops for dinner tonight.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Meat

pork sausage

Position

pork chop

Other combinations

salt porkroast porkpork barrelpork loinfresh porkground pork

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • pork-barrelingnounCompound term

    Acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale.

  • pork bellynounCompound term

    Side of fresh pork.

  • pork butchernounCompound term

    A vendor of pork and products made from pork.

  • pork-fishnounCompound term

    Black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil.

  • pork loinnounCompound term

    Meat from a loin of pork.

  • pork pienounCompound term

    Small pie filled with minced seasoned pork.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: meat from a domestic hog or pig

porcRare

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