PORC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Meat from a domestic hog or pig

Synonyms:

porc; pork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("porc" is a kind of...):

meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)

Meronyms (parts of "porc"):

cut of pork (cut of meat from a hog or pig)

pork loin (meat from a loin of pork)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "porc"):

cochon de lait; suckling pig (whole young pig suitable for roasting)

salt pork (fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt)

pigs' feet; pigs' knuckles (feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied)

Holonyms ("porc" is a part of...):

grunter; hog; pig; squealer; Sus scrofa (domestic swine)