🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

돼지고기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dwaejigogi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pork/pɔːrk/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 저녁으로 돼지고기를 먹었습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The flesh of a pig used as food.

    "She cooked a delicious pork roast for dinner."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pork' originates from the Old French 'porc', which itself comes from the Latin 'porcus', meaning 'pig'. The term evolved in the Middle Ages as the French-speaking Normans brought it to England, distinguishing the meat from the animal.

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