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Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k

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Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos

Proto-Italic *porkos

Latin porcus

Old French porcbor.

Middle English pork

English pork

From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”).

Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow. Compare also other West Germanic words for pigs: Ferkel, Ferke, and varken.

Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century.

US politics sense is related to pork barrel.

uncountable The meat of a pig. The cafeteria serves pork on Tuesdays.
US, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or their constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.
Multicultural London English, collective, countable, slang, uncountable Law enforcement; those who side with criminal prosecution.

slang, transitive, usually, vulgar To have sex with (someone). Marlene! Don't tell me you're gonna pork Marlene Desmond!

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k

Blend of pin + fork.

A position in which a player's pieces are both pinned and forked at the same time.