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le porc
pork
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How do you say porc in French?
How do you pronounce porc in French?
porc is pronounced /lə pɔʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le porc rôti que j'ai cuisiné hier était délicieux et très tendre.
The roasted pork that I cooked yesterday was delicious and very tender.
Ce porc noir est un animal robuste et intelligent, élevé spécialement pour sa viande de qualité.
This black pig is a robust and intelligent animal, raised specifically for its quality meat.
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Why is it masculine?
Porc is masculine because it derives from Latin "porcus" (a male pig), which carried masculine gender that transferred directly into Old French and modern French. Gender assignment in Romance languages typically follows the grammatical gender of the Latin source word rather than any semantic rule about the animal itself.
What is the French word for pork?
The French word for pork is le porc — masculine.
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