sowbelly

sow·bel·ly

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sou-bel-ee]
- /ˈsaʊˌbɛl i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sou-bel-ee]
- /ˈsaʊˌbɛl i/

Definitions of sowbelly word

noun sowbelly fat salt pork taken from the belly of a hog. 1
noun sowbelly fat salted pork or bacon from the belly of a pig 0
noun sowbelly salt pork 0

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Origin of sowbelly

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; sow2 + belly

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Parts of speech for Sowbelly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sowbelly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sowbelly usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sowbelly

noun sowbelly

bacon — Bacon is salted or smoked meat which comes from the back or sides of a pig.
gammon — deceitful nonsense; bosh.
flitch — the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured: a flitch of bacon.

All 3 Synonyms of sowbelly