French word

porc

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpork

Example

Je voudrais du porc, s'il vous plaît.

I would like some pork, please.

Illustration for porc (pork)

More examples

On a préparé des saucisses de porc pour le pique-nique.

We prepared pork sausages for the picnic.

Core concept

Pork as a food product, pictured in cuts, packages, or a meal rather than as a live animal.

Common phrases

  • du porc

    pork

  • saucisse de porc

    pork sausage

  • rôti de porc

    pork roast

Similar words

viande: Meat from an animal prepared for eating.
jambon: Ham made by curing or cooking a pig's hind leg.
cochon: A living pig kept as a domestic farm animal.

Definition in French

Désigne la viande issue du cochon, fréquemment employé en cuisine et en commerce.

Word origin

The noun descends from Latin porcus by way of Old French, with French preserving the word for pig meat in culinary and commercial use.

Usage tips

  • The final c in porc is silent, so the word is pronounced approximately like the French sound in corps.

Other meanings

  • pignoun

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