Phrase guide

salt pork

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Pork cured in salt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white bacon

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pork, porc

Narrower terms: fatback, sowbelly

History

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹹猪肉 (xiánzhūròu) — pork cured in salt
  • Finnish: läski — pork cured in salt
  • Swedish: rimmat fläsk — pork cured in salt
  • Vietnamese: thịt lợn muối — pork cured in salt