Etymology

porky

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of pork. Full definition →

English pork ← Middle English pork ← Old French porc
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porky · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pórḱos
  3. Proto-Italic*porkos
  4. Latinporcus
  5. Old Frenchporc
  6. Middle Englishpork
  7. Englishpork
  8. English todayporky

From pork + -y.

porky · noun2

Clipping of pork pie.

porky · noun3

Clipping of porcupine.

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