porket

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porket

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kɪt/

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Probably from pork + -et (diminutive suffix), after Anglo-Norman and Middle French porchet (“piglet”, obsolete French porquet), from Old French porchet, from porc (“pig”) + -et (diminutive suffix). Compare porklet and porkling, and Medieval Latin porchettus, porchetum (in British sources).

noun porkets

Midlands, US A piglet, especially one that is to be raised to produce pork. Adorned in white, a reverend priest appears, And offerings to the flaming altars bears— ; A porket, and a lamb that never suffered shears.
Similar: porklet, porkling

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@misc{porket_2026,
  title = {porket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/porket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}