French · Food & Drink

"Pork" in French: porc

le porc

Say it: pormasculine · le porcnoun/pɔʁ/

Pork in French is le porc, masculine. On menus you may see côte de porc or filet de porc more often than porc alone.

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Je voudrais un kilo de porc haché.
I'd like a kilo of ground pork.
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How to pronounce porc

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por

/pɔʁ/

Porc: por. Final c is silent in careful speech (like fort). Sounds like "por".

"Pork" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
le porcpork

The meat.

du porcsome pork

Partitive.

côte de porcpork chop

Common cut.

porc rôtiroast pork

Sunday dish.

How to use porc in real life

  1. 1Butcher

    Je voudrais un kilo de porc haché.

    I'd like a kilo of ground pork.

    Haché = minced.

  2. 2Menu choice

    Le plat du jour est au porc.

    Today's special features pork.

    Au porc.

  3. 3Home cooking

    On fait un rôti de porc dimanche.

    We're making roast pork on Sunday.

    Rôti de porc.

Mistakes English speakers make with porc

Incorrect: La porc.

Correct: Le porc.

Porc is masculine.

Incorrect: Du pork.

Correct: Du porc.

Use porc.

Good to know

Charcuterie (ham, pâté, saucisson) is pork-heavy. Some restaurants mark options clearly for religious or dietary limits—ask if unsure: il y a du porc dedans ?

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Reading a bistro menu

  1. ChatPal

    Tu manges du porc ?

    Do you eat pork?

  2. You

    Oui. Je prends la côte de porc.

    Yes. I'll take the pork chop.

  3. ChatPal

    Moi, le poulet alors.

    I'll have the chicken then.

  4. You

    On partage les frites ?

    Shall we share the fries?

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FAQ

Common questions about "Pork" in French

Gender of porc?

Masculine: le porc.

Pronunciation?

Por (silent c).

Pork chop?

Côte de porc.

Ground pork?

Porc haché.

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