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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries豚肉
Pronunciation / Transliteration: butaniku
"豚肉を薄切りにします。"
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The flesh of a pig used as food.
"She cooked a delicious pork roast for dinner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'porc' (meaning pig), which came from the Latin 'porcus'. It entered the English language following the Norman Conquest of 1066, eventually establishing a distinction between the live animal (derived from Old English 'swīn') and the meat prepared for consumption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pork" is said worldwide
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porc
Transliteration: porc
"Il mange souvent du porc."
Schweinefleisch
Transliteration: Schweinefleisch
"Er isst kein Schweinefleisch."
maiale
Transliteration: maiale
"Questo piatto contiene carne di maiale."
cerdo
Transliteration: cerdo
"Prefiero la carne de cerdo asada."
carne de porco
Transliteration: carne de porco
"Comprei carne de porco para o almoço."
सूअर का मांस
Transliteration: suar ka maans
"कुछ लोग सूअर का मांस नहीं खाते हैं।"
猪肉
Transliteration: zhūròu
"中国人经常吃猪肉。"
돼지고기
Transliteration: dwaejigogi
"우리는 저녁으로 돼지고기를 먹었습니다."
豚肉
Transliteration: butaniku
"豚肉を薄切りにします。"
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