pork belly

noun

: an uncured side of pork

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Taco Grill Cantina is bringing a modern take on Mexican cuisine to downtown Naperville, which will include everything from bone marrow and pork belly tacos to salmon with mole sauce, according to a news release. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Top spots like Tamuraya and Menya Yosuke serve toothsome bowls with flavorful broths, handmade wontons, and melt-in-your-mouth pork belly. — Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026 Other menu items include Neoguri ramen; Buldak ramen; sapporo ichiban loaded with house chashu (Japanese pork belly), marinated eggs and corn butter; and chashu sandos on house milk bread. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Skin-On Proteins That crispy, golden chicken skin straight out of the oven—or crunchy cracklin’s clinging to tender pork belly—just can’t happen in a slow cooker. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pork belly

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pork belly was in 1863

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“Pork belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork%20belly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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