What does porc in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word porc in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use porc in French.

The word porc in French means pig, pork, pig, pig, swine, pork chop, pork chop, pig's caul fat, spare rib, ham hock, trotter, pork belly, black Iberian pig, porcupine, porcupine, prickly person, 100% pork, one hundred percent pork, roast pork, spare rib, pork. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word porc

pig

nom masculin (cochon domestique) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet agriculteur élève 100 porcs en semi-liberté.
This farmer keeps 100 pigs relatively free-range.

pork

nom masculin (viande de porc) (meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne mange pas de porc.
I don't eat pork.

pig

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (personne sale) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel porc ! Regarde-le manger avec ses mains et en mettre partout !
What a pig! Look at him eating with his hands and getting food everywhere!

pig, swine

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (personne mal élevée) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce mec m'a mis la main aux fesses : quel porc !
That guy put his hand on my butt: what a pig!

pork chop

nom féminin (morceau de viande de porc)

pork chop

nom féminin (viande : petite côte de porc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pig's caul fat

nom féminin (péritoine de cochon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spare rib

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ham hock

nom masculin (morceau de viande de porc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trotter

nom masculin (mets à base de pied de porc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pork belly

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On fait des lardons avec la poitrine de porc.

black Iberian pig

nom masculin (race de porc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le porc ibérique est une race typique du sud de l'Espagne.

porcupine

nom masculin (rongeur quadrupède)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le porc-épic dresse ses piquants pour se défendre.

porcupine

nom masculin (familier (homme mal rasé) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Regarde-toi dans la glace, on dirait un porc-épic.

prickly person

nom masculin (figuré (personne revêche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oh, quel caractère, un vrai porc-épic.

100% pork, one hundred percent pork

locution adjectivale (issu seulement de porc)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il fabrique du saucisson pur porc.

roast pork

nom masculin (viande rôtie de porc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une fois par semaine à la cantine, il y a du rôti de porc.

spare rib

nom masculin (morceau de viande de porc) (pork)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pork

nom féminin (viande issue du porc) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'utilise de la viande de porc et du steak haché pour faire mes boulettes de viande.

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