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окорок

leg of pork

Meaning of окорок

uncured pork leg cut used for roasting or cooking

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Russian[əkɐˈrok]
fresh ham
окорок - leg of pork
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окорок with English translation

окорок usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I cooked a leg of pork for Sunday lunch.

Я запекла окорок к воскресному обеду.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The butcher recommended a fresh leg of pork for roasting.

Мясник посоветовал взять свежий окорок для запекания.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I bought fresh ham to roast for the holiday meal.

Я купил свежий окорок, чтобы запечь его к праздничному столу.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Fresh ham is different from the cured ham you usually buy.

Свежий окорок отличается от того, который обычно продаётся в виде ветчины.

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окорок belongs to the topic "Meat". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

окорокfresh ham
яблокоapple
сливочное маслоbutter
курицаchicken
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen

окорок synonyms

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What's the difference between окорок / свиной окорок / окорок без кости / окорок с костью / ветчина / свиная нога

🇷🇺Russian
окорок

Main term for the pork hind leg cut, usually without specifying processing; used for roasting, baking and cooking.

C1Very Often

For dinner we roasted a fresh ham with herbs and garlic.

На ужин мы запекли окорок с травами и чесноком.

С
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свиной окорок

Specifies that the ham is from a pig; meaning coincides with 'окорок' but formally clarifies the animal source.

C1Often

The recipe calls for a pork ham weighing about two kilograms.

В рецепте указан свиной окорок весом около двух килограммов.

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окорок без кости

Form of the ham — same cut but deboned; more convenient for slicing and roasting at home.

C1Often

We bought a boneless ham to make it easier to slice for salads.

Купили окорок без кости, чтобы проще было нарезать для салатов.

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окорок с костью

Ham left on the bone; keeps the shape as a whole piece, often used for roasting and dishes where bone-derived flavor matters.

C1Often

A bone-in ham is better served whole — the meat gets more flavor from the bone.

Окорок с костью лучше подавать целиком — от кости мясо получается ароматнее.

🇷🇺Russian

A processed product (salted, cooked or smoked) made from a ham; often sold sliced and used as a ready meat/deli product.

C1Very Often

For the sandwiches we used cooked ham and fresh bread.

На бутерброды взяли варёную ветчину и свежий хлеб.

С
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свиная нога

General term for a pig's leg, includes the ham and adjacent parts; a less precise match to 'okorok'.

C1Often

Any pork leg is suitable for stewing, but the ham will give more tender meat.

Для тушения подходит любая свиная нога, но окорок даст более нежное мясо.

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копчёный окорок

A ham that has been smoked; retains the ham form but has a characteristic smoky flavor and longer shelf life.

C1Often

The smoked ham was sliced thinly for the appetizer.

Копчёный окорок нарезали тонкими ломтиками для закуски.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сыровяленый окорок

A ham that has undergone long dry-salting and aging (dry-cured); similar to cured/dried hams like jamón.

C1Rarely

They brought a dry-cured ham from the local farm for the tasting.

На дегустацию принесли сыровяленый окорок из местной фермы.

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варёный окорок

A ham that has been boiled or blanched; tender and ready to eat as-is or for slicing.

C1Often

Boiled ham is well suited for a festive table and sandwiches.

Варёный окорок хорошо подходит для праздничного стола и сэндвичей.

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окорок translation: leg of pork. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce окорок

[əkɐˈrok]

окорок translation

leg of pork

окорок examples

I cooked a leg of pork for Sunday lunch.

окорок transcription

[əkɐˈrok]

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окорок meaning: what does it mean?

несолёный свиной окорок для запекания или тушения

окорок pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

окорок is pronounced as [əkɐˈrok]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

окорок definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I cooked a leg of pork for Sunday lunch. Translation: Я запекла окорок к воскресному обеду.

Is окорок part of Meat vocabulary?

Yes, окорок (fresh ham) can be learned in the Meat topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is окорок part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, окорок (fresh ham) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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