pork roll

noun

A processed pork product commonly consumed for breakfast in the Northeast.

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Taylor ham
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Meanings

nounpork roll (countable and uncountable, plural pork rolls)

plural pork rolls

  1. USuncountableA processed pork product commonly consumed for breakfast in the Northeast.
  2. UScountableA sandwich made from pork roll.

    Eat a pork roll for breakfast

    2017 October 6, Elaheh Nozari, “The Best NJ Things Every True New Jerseyan Needs to Do”, in Thrillist

    Synonyms: Taylor ham

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sandwich made from pork roll.

Similar
Taylor ham

Origin

From "Taylor Pork Roll", the original brand and the name John Taylor was forced to adopt after "Taylor's Prepared Ham" was rejected under the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 for not meeting the legal definition of ham.

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APA

pork roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20roll

MLA

“pork roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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