pork
pork
Definition
pork (pôrk)
noun
- Obsolete a pig or hog
- the flesh of a pig or hog, used as food, esp. when used fresh, or uncured
- ☆ Informal money, jobs, etc. received as pork barrel
Etymology: ME porc < OFr < L porcus, a pig < IE *poros, pig > farrow
pork
Synonyms
pork
n.
Common cuts of pork include: ham, shank, tenderloin, loin, bacon, back, spareribs, back ribs, baby back ribs, side meat, shoulder, loin roast, crown roast, loin chops, shoulder chops, hock, Boston butt, plate, jowl, pig's feet, fat back;
pork
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- mince: Add to the minced pork, garlic and herbs.
- marinate: Its vibrant restaurants specialize in delicious fresh fish, kebabs and marinated pork and very many have folk groups and dancing.
- chop: Pork Pies Melton Mowbray raised pork pies are made from lard pastry, filled with chopped pork, topped off with pork jelly.
- cook: Cook the pork cubes a few at a time, browning lightly on all sides.
Adjective modifier
- sour: Local business people are lunchtime regulars, tucking into set menus of both crispy aromatic duck & sweet & sour pork.
- free-range: The area is known for its excellent free-range pork and lamb, as well as seasonal game such as partridge and hare.
- succulent: We believe the secret of cooking succulent pork lies in the slow maturing qualities of the meat allied with a good covering of fat.
- fried: Don't put in the fried salt pork; throw it away.
- lean: This is more than the researchers had hoped to achieve, since they didn't expect the pigs to produce leaner pork.
Modifies a noun
- scratchings: The tray can also be used to crisp up pork scratchings, which for some are a rare delicacy.
- pie: Yet in the world of pork pies, its name is a golden asset.
- loin: Cover with cling film and cook over gentle heat Cut two portions of pork loin and fry until golden brown on all sides.
- sausage: Bacon, Pork sausages, Mushrooms, Tomato [ cooked or raw ] Eggs; - boiled, poached, scrambled or fried.
- chop: Pink pork chops on a bed of shredded nettles.
- tenderloin: I like to take whatever meat or fish I have purchased - salmon or tuna, pork tenderloin, chicken breasts or beef.
Noun used with modifier
- roast: Also works with roast pork & apple sauce, or the sweet & sour flavors in Chinese food.
- belly: The menu is spot on with Baltic herrings with new potatoes or glazed belly pork with chinese cabbage!
- pedigree: Pedigree pork is produced by dedicated breeders with small herds of pedigree pigs.
- salt: Variation Add a little salt pork or bacon to the pan with the beans.
Browse dictionary entries near pork
- porism
- poriferous
- poriferan
- porgy
- pore fungus
- pore
- porcupinefish
- porcupine
- porcino
- porcine
- pork barrel
- pork bellies
- porker
- porkpie (hat)
- porky
- porn
- pornographic
- pornography
- poromeric
- porosity
