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porkchop

porkchop is the alternative form 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.

Forms of porkchop

pluralporkchops

Phrases with porkchop

Questions about porkchop

What is porkchop the alternative form of?
Porkchop is the alternative form of pork chop.

Words near porkchop in the dictionary

  1. porkbarreling
  2. porkbarrels
  3. porkburger
  4. porkburgers
  5. porkbush
  6. porkchop
  7. porkchop island
  8. porkchop islands
  9. porkchops
  10. porked
  11. porked out

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