pig's ear

noun

The cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.

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Meanings

noun
  1. countableThe cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.
  2. CockneyslangBeer.

    The Indian breweries were producing rather more than 6 million gallons of beer annually: 3 million gallons of it was drunk by the British soldiery, who called it 'neck-oil', 'purge', or 'pig's ear', […]

    2010, Jan Morris, Pax Britannica, page 338
    1 more example

    While the Cockney landlord was putting the question: “Now, gentlemen, what is it—pig's ear, a needle an' pin, or a pimple an' blotch?” (beer, a drop of gin or a thimble of Scotch) one of the larky friends released the monkey from its chain.

    1944, Country Life, volume 96, page 769
  3. A succulent of the genus Cotyledon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dog's breakfast

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 豬耳朵 /猪耳朵, 豬耳 /猪耳
  • 豬耳朵 /猪耳朵 (zhū'ěrduo)cooked ear of a pig
  • 豬耳 /猪耳 (zhū'ěr)cooked ear of a pig
Finnish possunkorva
  • possunkorvacooked ear of a pig
German Schweinsohr
  • Schweinsohrcooked ear of a pig
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APA

pig's ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig's%20ear

MLA

“pig's ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig's%20ear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pig's ear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig's%20ear.

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