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pork chops

pork chops is the plural of pork chop.

Meaning of pork chop

Noun

pork chop (plural pork chops)

  1. A loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig, usually a rib or part of a vertebra.
    • Browned and simmered in orange juice with raisins, tender pork chops are the nucleus of a delicious family dinner.1980, Sun-Maid Growers of California, “Hot and Hearty: Main Dishes for Memorable Meals”, in The Sun-Maid Cookbook, Benjamin Company, →ISBN, page 38
  2. (derogatory, slang) A fat person.

Questions about pork chops

What is pork chops the plural of?
Pork chops is the plural of pork chop.

Words near pork chops in the dictionary

  1. pork cheese
  2. pork cheeses
  3. pork chop
  4. pork chop island
  5. pork chop islands
  6. pork chops
  7. pork crackle
  8. pork crackling
  9. pork floss
  10. pork knocker
  11. pork knockers

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