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"Pork" in Portuguese: carne de porco

a carne de porco

KAR-nee jee POR-koofeminine · a carne de porconoun/ˈkaʁ.ni ˈde ˈpoʁ.ku/

Pork in Portuguese is a carne de porco. Cuts like pernil and costelinha appear by name on menus.

Market

Peguei carne de porco para o feijão.

I got pork for the beans.

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How to pronounce carne de porco

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KAR-nee jee POR-koo

/ˈkaʁ.ni ˈde ˈpoʁ.ku/

KAR-nee jee POR-koo

"Pork" in Portuguese: quick reference

Portuguese	English	When to use
carne de porco	pork Default phrase.	Default phrase.
pernil	pork leg / ham roast Holiday cut.	Holiday cut.
costelinha de porco	pork ribs BBQ.	BBQ.
lombo suíno	pork loin Label language.	Label language.

How to use carne de porco in real life

1Market
Peguei carne de porco para o feijão.
I got pork for the beans.
Cooking.
2Menu
O prato do dia é carne de porco com farofa.
The daily special is pork with farofa.
Restaurant.
3Preference
Prefiro carne de porco assada a frita.
I prefer roasted pork to fried.
Taste.

Mistakes English speakers make with carne de porco

Incorrect: Quero pork assado.

Correct: Quero carne de porco assada.

Use carne de porco.

Incorrect: Carne de vaca when you mean pork

Correct: Carne de porco

Vaca is beef; porco is pork.

Good to know

Feijoada and churrasco both welcome carne de porco. Religious and personal diets may avoid it—ask before cooking for guests. Labels may say suíno instead of porco.