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豚バラ肉 (ぶたバラにく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
boneless pork rib ; pork belly rib meat
Refers to the boneless rib cut of pork, often used for braising, grilling, or stir-frying. In Japanese cooking, 豚バラ肉 is a common ingredient for dishes like 角煮 and 焼き肉.
See also: バラ肉
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I sliced the pork rib meat thinly and used it for grilled meat.
Written forms 豚ぶた バラ 肉にく
Standard kanji spelling with katakana バラ; widely used in recipes and stores.
豚ぶた ばら 肉にく
Hiragana variant of バラ; less common but still seen.
豚肋肉ぶたばらにく
Uses the kanji 肋 for 'rib'; rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
ぶたばらにく
Similar words バラ 肉にく バラ肉 is the general term for boneless rib meat, while 豚バラ肉 specifies pork.
スペアリブ スペアリブ refers to spare ribs with bone, whereas 豚バラ肉 is boneless.
Etymology Compound of 豚 (buta, 'pig'), バラ (bara, 'rib' or 'side'), and 肉 (niku, 'meat'). バラ is often written in katakana in this context.
