🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

猪肉

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhūròu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pigmeat/ˈpɪɡˌmiːt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"厨师用猪肉准备了一道美味的菜肴。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The flesh of a pig used as food.

    "The chef prepared a delicious dish using pigmeat."
  2. 2

    A term sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to pork products.

    "Various types of pigmeat are available at the butcher's shop."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pigmeat' is derived from the combination of 'pig', which comes from Old English 'picga', and 'meat', from Old English 'mete'. The word has evolved to refer specifically to the flesh of pigs, often used in culinary contexts.

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