pork

«pork» in Mova's school dictionary: meat that comes from a pig — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (pork — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Pork is meat that comes from a pig. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: pork chops, roast pork, sausages, bacon and ham are made from pork. In science and health: pork must be cooked all the way through to be safe. In geography and culture: some people, for example many Jewish and Muslim people, do not eat pork for religious reasons. Phrases: roast pork, pork chop, pork sausages, pulled pork.

examples

• We had roast pork for Sunday dinner. tree →
• Pork comes from pigs. tree →
• Make sure the pork is cooked right through. tree →
• My friend doesn't eat pork. tree →
• Mum bought pork sausages for the barbecue. tree →
• Bacon and ham are kinds of pork. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some pork», «a piece of pork», not «a pork». Like beef (cow) and mutton (sheep), the meat has a different word from the animal: pig → pork. Children sometimes think «pork» and «pig» are the same word; they are related but used differently.

In the corpora

• A sausage at a barbecue is mostly minced pork, and pork is meat from a pig.
• Kosher means allowed by Jewish food law; kosher food laws include no pork and not mixing meat and milk.
• Halal means allowed; halal food has no pork and Muslims do not drink alcohol.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pork» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.