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/pɔʁ/
Translation
pig, pork
Word origin
From Latin porcus ('pig'). English took the same word through Norman French as 'pork', which is why English keeps a Germanic word for the live animal and a French one for the meat.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- porcus
- English cognates
- pork, porcupine, porcelain
Grammar
Examples
fermier .
The farmer raises pigs and chickens.
rôti .
We ate roast pork on Sunday.
cette .
The price of pork has gone up again this year.
Cette .
This recipe calls for one pork chop per person.
.
He never eats pork.
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