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po:k(the flesh of a pig used as food.) cerdopork n carne de cerdotr[pɔːk]1 carne nombre femenino de cerdo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpork butcher charcutero,-apork chop chuleta de cerdopork pie empanada de carne de cerdopork ['pork] n: carne f de cerdo, carne f de puercon.• carne de cerdo s.f.• cerdo s.m.pɔːrk, pɔːkmass noun (carne f de) cerdo m, (carne f de) puerco m (Méx), chancho m (Chi, Per), marrano m (Col); (before n)[pɔːk]1.N carne f de cerdo or puerco or (LAm) chancho2.CPDpork barrel * N (US) —
principles go out of the window and the pork barrel comes in — desaparecen los principios y entra en juego el electoralismo
pork barrel politician N — (US) político(-a) m / f electoralista
pork barrel politics NSING — (US) política f electoralista
pork barrel project N — (US) proyecto m electoralista
pork butcher N — charcutero(-a) m / f, chanchero(-a) m / f (LAm)
(Brit) ** = porky 2.pork pie N — (Culin) empanada f de carne de cerdo
pork sausage N — salchicha f de cerdo or puerco
pork scratchings NPL — chicharrones mpl
* * *[pɔːrk, pɔːk]mass noun (carne f de) cerdo m, (carne f de) puerco m (Méx), chancho m (Chi, Per), marrano m (Col); (before n)
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