pork belly

noun

: an uncured side of pork

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Coastal Que is typically open from Memorial Day to several weeks after Labor Day, and serves Texas barbecue classics such as brisket, ribs, pork belly, sausage, and smoked chicken. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025 Spicy Chicken Ramen: While the Spicy Pork Ramen is a best-seller, insiders love to sometimes sub the chashu pork belly out for ginger chicken. Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025 The proteins have pedigree: Sault charcuterie, Sisteron lamb shank, Mont Ventoux pork belly. Ann Abel, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Multiple foods were outside of safe temperatures, including rice, raw chicken, sprouts, cut tomatoes, tofu, pork belly, rice noodles and peanut curry. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pork belly 

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pork belly was in 1863

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“Pork belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork%20belly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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