🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

stinco di maiale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: stin-ko di ma-ia-le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pork knuckle/ˈpɔːrk ˈnʌk.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lo stinco di maiale al forno è una specialità molto saporita."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The joint of a pig's leg between the femur and the tibia, or the knee/hock area, highly prized for its tender meat and gelatinous skin when roasted or braised.

    "In traditional Italian cooking, the pork knuckle is often slow-roasted until the skin becomes exceptionally crisp."
  2. 2

    A traditional culinary dish prepared using this specific cut of pork.

    "He ordered the braised pork knuckle served with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from Middle English 'pork' (from Old French 'porc', stemming from Latin 'porcus' meaning pig) combined with 'knuckle' (from Middle German or Dutch roots referring to a joint or knuckle of a finger or limb). It specifically refers to the culinary cut of the pig's leg joint, widely celebrated in central European and Italian cuisine.

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