porket

English

Etymology

Diminutive of French porc. See pork.

Noun

porket (plural porkets)

1. (archaic) A young hog; a pig.
   • 1697, Virgil, “The Twelfth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     Adorned in white, a reverend priest appears, / And offerings to the flaming altars bears— ; / A porket, and a lamb that never suffered shears.

   • 1838, William Howitt, The Rural Life of England:

     […] his yards abound with poultry, and his fields with flocks and herds of kids, lambs, and porkets.

See also

• porklet

Tagalog

Etymology

Univerbation of porke +‎ 't.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾket/ [ˈpoɾ.kɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -oɾket
• Syllabification: por‧ket

Conjunction

porket (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. just because

   Synonym: porke