Phrase guide

pork belly

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belly pork

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

side of fresh pork

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: side of pork

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: varklies — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Belarusian: свіна́я грудзінка (svinája hrudzinka) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese Cantonese: 五花腩 (ng5 faa1 naam5) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese Cantonese: 豬腩肉 /猪腩肉 (zyu1 naam5 juk6) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Hakka Chinese: 三層肉 /三层肉 (sâm-chhèn-ngiuk) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese: 三層肉 /三层肉 (zh-min-nan) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五花肉 (wǔhuāròu) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豬腩 /猪腩 (zhūnǎn) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三層肉 /三层肉 (sāncéngròu) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Finnish: porsaankylki — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • French: poitrine de porc — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • German: Schweinebauch — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Indonesian: samcan — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Japanese: 豚バラ (buta bara) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Khmer: សាច់ជ្រូកបីជាន់ (saccruukbəycŏən) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Korean: 삼겹살 (samgyeopsal) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Latin: spectile — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Polish: boczek — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Russian: свина́я груди́нка (svinája grudínka) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Spanish: panza de cerdo — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Swedish: sidfläsk — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Swedish: fläsk — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Tagalog: liempo — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Thai: หมูสามชั้น (mǔu-sǎam-chán) — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Vietnamese: ba chỉ — boneless cut of fatty meat
  • Vietnamese: ba rọi — boneless cut of fatty meat