pork

pork  (pôrk, prk)

n.

1. The flesh of a pig or hog used as food.

2. Government funds, appointments, or benefits dispensed or legislated by politicians to gain favor with their constituents: "However much [the voters] may distrust Congress and dislike pork, the advantages of being represented by an incumbent with seniority are hard to deny" (Richard Lacayo).

intr.v. porked, pork·ing, porks Slang

1. To eat ravenously; gorge oneself. Used with out.

2. To become fat. Used with out.

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[Middle English, from Old French porc, pig, from Latin porcus; see porko- in Indo-European roots.]

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pork [pɔːk]

n

(Cookery) the flesh of pigs used as food

[from Old French porc, from Latin porcus pig]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pork - meat from a domestic hog or pig       porc pig, squealer, Sus scrofa, grunter, hog - domestic swine meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig cochon de lait, suckling pig - whole young pig suitable for roasting pork loin - meat from a loin of pork salt pork - fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt pigs' feet, pigs' knuckles - feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied
	2.	pork - a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents pork barrel appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

Translations

pork [pɔːk]

A. N → carne f de cerdo or puerco or (LAm) chancho

B. CPD pork butcher N → charcutero/a m/f, chanchero/a m/f (LAm)
pork chop N → chuleta f de cerdo or puerco
pork pie N (Culin) → empanada f de carne de cerdo (Brit) = porky B pork sausage N → salchicha f de cerdo or puerco
pork scratchings NPL → chicharrones mpl

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pork [ˈpɔː^rk]

n → porc m
I don't eat pork → Je ne mange pas de porc.

modif [fillet, belly, fat] → de porc
pork barrel (US)

n
the pork barrel → électoralisme travaux publics ou programme de recherche entrepris à des fins électorales)m >

adj [project, politician] → électoraliste
pork chop n → côte f de porc, côtelette f de porc
pork pie n → pâté m en croûte
pork sausage n → saucisse f (de porc)

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pork

n

→ Schweinefleisch nt

(US sl) von der Regierung aus politischen Gründen gewährte finanzielle Vergünstigungen oder Stellen

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pork:

pork barrel

n (US inf) Geldzuwendungen der Regierung an örtliche Verwaltungsstellen, um deren Unterstützung zu gewinnen

pork belly

n (Cook) → Schweinebauch m

pork butcher

n → Schweinemetzger m

pork chop

n → Schweine- or Schweinskotelett nt

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pork:

pork pie

n → Schweinefleischpastete f

pork pie hat

n runder, niedriger Filzhut

pork sausage

n → Schweinswurst f

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pork [pɔːk] n → (carne f di) maiale m

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pork

n pork [poːk]

the flesh of a pig used as food. varkvleis لَحْم الخَنْزير свинско месо vepřové svinekød das Schweinefleisch χοιρινό cerdo sealiha گوشت خوک sianliha porc בְּשָׂר חָזִיר सूअर का मांस svinjetina sertéshús daging babi svínakjöt (carne di) maiale 豚肉 돼지 고기 kiauliena cūkgaļa daging babi varkensvlees svinekjøtt, flesk wieprzowina porco (carne de) porc свинина bravčovina svinjina svinjetina fläsk เนื้อหมู domuz eti 豬肉 свинина خنزير کا گوشت thịt lợn 猪肉

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pork → لحم خنزير vepřové svinekød Schweinefleisch χοιρινό κρέας carne de cerdo sianliha porc svinjetina maiale ポーク 돼지고기 varkensvlees svinekjøtt wieprzowina carne de porco свинина fläskkött สุกร domuz eti thịt lợn 猪肉