porky
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Food made from pig meat like bacon or ham
- adjective
- /ˈpɔrki/
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de cerdo
- For breakfast, I prefer a sandwich with a porky filling of bacon and sausage.
Examples
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The soup was enriched with a porky broth that made it hearty and satisfying.
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It's oh gosh, the taste is so it's porky deep.
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There we go, these are our ricey porky dumplings.
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This dish has a wonderfully porky flavor that complements the spices well.
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Etymology
Porky comes from the simple word pork, meaning 'meat from a pig', plus the ending -y that means 'made of' or 'having'. So porky describes something that contains or is made from pork.