pork
/pɔːk/
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American sound/pɔːk/
pork
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pork /pↄ:k/ n
[U] ဝက်သား။ roast pork ❍ a leg of pork ❍ pork sausages ❍ Muslims do not eat pork. See also BACON, GAMMON, HAM ၁(ခ)
❏ pork-barrel n (US sl ) မဲဆွယ်သည့်သဘောဖြင့် ပြည်သူ့ ဘဏ္ဍာကို ဒေသန္တရလုပ်ငန်းများအတွက် ချပေးခြင်း။ pork-barrel politics.
❏ pork pie n ဝက်သားအဆာသွတ်၍ ဖုတ်ထားသော မုန့်။ ဝက်သားဌာပနာမုန့်။
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animal protein, red meat, white meat, beef, lamb, mutton, chicken, ham, venison, veal, back scratching, favors of office, flitch, gammon, logrolling, melon, pancetta, patronage, payola, perks, perquisite, plum, political favor, political patronage, pork slab, porkbellies, public crib, public till, public trough, rasher, sowbelly, spoils of office, taxpayer funds
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