pork

noun

ˈpȯrk 

1

: the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food

2

: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage

Examples of pork in a Sentence

We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.

Recent Examples on the Web

Also check out the American breakfasts and additional Thai eye openers of rice porridge with meat, egg and crispy noodles; fried chicken, ginger rice, broth and a ginger sauce or breakfast pork skewers with sticky rice. —Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024

Ask your butcher to thinly slice your pork shoulder. —Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024

The menu looked innocuous enough to me: schnitzel, goulash, roasted pork tenderloin, and duck confit served with red cabbage and dumplings. —David Farley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024

Competition from other meat sources — pork, beef, poultry — contributed to this decline. —Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French porc pig, from Latin porcus — more at farrow

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pork

• pork barrel
• pork belly
• pork rind
• salt pork

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Kids Definition

pork

noun

ˈpō(ə)rk 

ˈpȯ(ə)rk

1

: the flesh of a pig used for food

2

: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage

Etymology

Middle English pork "meat from a pig," from early French porc "pig," from Latin porcus "pig" — related to porcupine, porpoise see Word History at porpoise