trotter

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Bruni recounts the plethora of pork belly on the app menu ( "pork belly with kimchi in an Asian preparation" or "house-smoked pork belly with lentils") then noted the pig-plenty on the entrees list ( "a pork chop, pork ribs or a pork foot, also known as a trotter"), and even found a little piggy available for dessert ( "the house-made bacon chocolate crunch bar").

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  1. noun A horse that trots, especially one trained for harness racing.
  2. noun Informal A foot, especially the foot of a pig or sheep prepared as food.

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  1. from Middle English trotter, from Old French trotier, from Middle Latin trotarius (cf. also tolutarius), a trotter, from trotare, trot: see trot.
 

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/ˈtrɑtər/
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