pork belly

noun

: an uncured side of pork

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For the main entree, choose from adobo pork belly, uni pasta or kabocha squash gateau. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 Latha Latha is featuring a four-course menu of pan-African flavors for New Year's Eve, which includes Crucian callaloo, Berber-spiced pork belly, halibut and Sonoran shrimp in lemongrass and black cake. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel. Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024 Similar to Sweden, Norway's Christmas traditions include a Christmas Eve dinner, where ribbe, pork ribs or pork belly is often served, according to Oslo.com. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pork belly 

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pork belly was in 1863

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“Pork belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork%20belly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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