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  • noun A savory and moist boneless pork roast, part of Italian cuisine

Etymologies

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From Italian

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Examples

  • One reliable method - filling the house with the aroma of garlic, rosemary, and fennel, the defining flavors of a Tuscan-style roast pork dish called porchetta.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • In all fairness, the porchetta was a special that evening, but even when it's not available, you can't go wrong with his take on fava beans with black truffle oil and pecorino, or anything with Burrata cheese, mozzarella di buffala's quivering cousin.

    unknown title 2009

  • The porchetta is a dish that I grew up eating and making.

    Restaurant Girl 2009

  • In all fairness, the porchetta was a special that evening, but even when it's not available, you can't go wrong with his take on fava beans with black truffle oil and pecorino, or anything with Burrata cheese, mozzarella di buffala's quivering cousin.

    unknown title 2009

  • "I just cut the Boston butt -- it'd be great for porchetta," he said.

    Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010

  • "I just cut the Boston butt -- it'd be great for porchetta," he said.

    Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010

  • Yes, there is even pork belly $22 with porchetta, mustard greens and pork cracklings.

    Jay Weston: Ray Stark's Exciting Restaurant Opens at LACMA Jay Weston 2011

  • "I just cut the Boston butt -- it'd be great for porchetta," he said.

    Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010

  • I love just sitting at the bar, which has an incredible cocktail menu and appetizers like rabbit porchetta and crispy fried pig's tails.

    Boston: Culture Pop 2011

  • It cheered you up just going in there, browsing over the display cabinet of salamis speckled with fat and peppercorns, legs of prosciutto or rolls of porchetta ready to be carved, and mortadellas as round as cannon barrels.

    Joe Gazzano obituary Matthew Fort 2010

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