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schenkel

English translation: leg of porc / pig's leg / pig thigh

16:30 Jul 23, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Dutch term or phrase: schenkel
The top part of a pig's leg.
Ellen
English translation:leg of porc / pig's leg / pig thigh
Explanation:
if in a recipe: leg of porc and pig's leg
if on the animal: pig leg or pig thigh
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 05:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6leg of porc / pig's leg / pig thigh
Edith Kelly
3shank
swisstell


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shank


Explanation:
it is called with sheep and the same might apply to pigs

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Edith Kelly: no, shank ist Unterschenkel.
1 hr
  -> ouch! right you are.
agree  Tatiana Willemsen-Golyandrina: kalfsschenkel for example has nothing to do with pork.
1221 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
leg of porc / pig's leg / pig thigh


Explanation:
if in a recipe: leg of porc and pig's leg
if on the animal: pig leg or pig thigh

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell
1 hr
  -> Danke.
agree  Richard Benham: That's "pork". English is a bit inconsistent here--e.eg. "leg" in medicine often refers to the lower half of the limb, while in butchery it refers to the upper half (thigh). The lower part is, as you point out, called the shank in butchery.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Richard, you're right, of course it's por*k*.
agree  Kim Metzger
6 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Ton Remkes: You're today's specialist!
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, not really on pork as I do not eat it but the same applies to lamb as SwissTell mentioned.
agree  Saskia Steur (X)
17 hrs
agree  Nanny Wintjens
1 day 9 hrs
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