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# pork

noun (pork — uncountable)

«pork» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Pork is meat that comes from a pig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x1)
- Pork comes from pigs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x2)
- Make sure the pork is cooked right through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x3)
- My friend doesn't eat pork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x4)
- Mum bought pork sausages for the barbecue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x5)
- Bacon and ham are kinds of pork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pork» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pork/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pork» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pork.html) on Mova free.