pork chop

English

Cooked pork chops

Alternative forms

• porkchop (chiefly attributive)

Noun

pork chop (plural pork chops)

1. A loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig, usually a rib or part of a vertebra.
   • 1980, Sun-Maid Growers of California, “Hot and Hearty: Main Dishes for Memorable Meals”, in The Sun-Maid Cookbook, Benjamin Company, →ISBN, page 38:

     Browned and simmered in orange juice with raisins, tender pork chops are the nucleus of a delicious family dinner.

   • 2004, George Foreman, Kathryn Kellinger, “Beef, Pork, and Lamb”, in George Foreman’s Indoor Grilling Made Easy: More Than 100 Simple, Healthy Ways to Feed Family and Friends, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 125:

     With very little fat, boneless pork chops are the fast and flavorful answer whether counting calories, or counting on a tasty meal.

   • 2015, Colby Garrelts, Megan Garrelts, “Cast Iron and Dutch Ovens”, in Made in America: A Modern Collection of Classic Recipes, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 54:

     Pork chops are the go-to dish in the Midwest for an easy, inexpensive, and satisfying meal.

Derived terms

• pork chop island

Translations

pork chop

• Armenian: չալաղաջ (čʻalaġaǰ)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 豬扒／猪扒 (zyu¹ paa^4-2)

  Mandarin: 豬排／猪排 (zh) (zhūpái), 豬扒／猪扒 (zh) (zhūpá)

• Finnish: porsaankyljys
• German: Schweinekotelett (de) n
• Macedonian: кременадла f (kremenadla)
• Swedish: fläskkotlett (sv) c
• Turkish: domuz pirzola

Further reading

• Pork chop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia