pork loin
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2.5
- noun
- /pɔrk lɔɪn/
:
lomo de cerdo
- I am preparing a savory pork loin roast for dinner this weekend.
- boneless pork loin
- pork loin roast
- pork loin chops
He had smoked a pork, a bunch of pork loins the week before for something else, and he had a few more.
- He had smoked a pork, a bunch of pork loins the week before for something else, and he had a few more.
Examples
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There are a lot of really great-sounding combinations, and initially, I was considering one of their pork loin or pulled pork sandwiches.
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So they've got the apple cider pork loin roast.
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And I'll have the pork loin now.
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Pork loin was a loss leader last week, and I bought 8 pounds.
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This pork loin cutlet is what goes best with white rice.
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"I hope he remembers to take the pork loin out of the freezer for supper," she says.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mercedes stops by a young girl prepping a pork loin to be cooked.
Fiction book (1996) -
Dean ordered the glazed pork loin sandwich; Fegan ordered the curried bay shrimp.
Fiction book (1999) -
The dinner I had taken with me—a few slices of leftover pork loin and some cold rice—remained in my bag until I returned home that evening.
Blog text (30) -
She added a splash of bourbon to the robust sauce simmering on the range, the last step in the preparation of the succulent apricot-pecan-stuffed pork loin.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
The meat from a pig that people eat
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4.3
A cut of meat from an animal's back between the ribs and the rear
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1.6
A cut of pork cooked in an oven until tender
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2.5
A piece of meat from a pig sold for cooking, like loin or shoulder
How Lean
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'meat cut from the loin of a pig' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pork' (pig meat) + 'loin' (a specific cut), so the referent is predictable from the constituents. This noun–noun culinary compound is cross-linguistically common and follows standard naming patterns, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Pork loin is a simple name: pork means pig meat and the loin is the long, tender part along the pig's back. So pork loin means the 'cut' of pig meat you roast or grill.