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title: "Pork in Tagalog: Baboy | TagaTuro"
description: "Learn how to say pork in Tagalog. baboy. Pronunciation, usage notes, and example sentences."
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# How to Say "Pork" in Tagalog

Learn how to say pork in Tagalog with pronunciation, usage notes, and example sentences.

## Quick answer
Pork in Tagalog is "baboy".

## Pronunciation
Say it as "bah-boy".

## Usage and cultural notes
Baboy means both pig and pork, so context clarifies whether you mean the animal or the meat.

Use baboy for pork dishes or when buying meat.

## Example sentences
- May baboy sa sinigang. - There is pork in the sinigang. (food talk)
- Bumili siya ng baboy sa palengke. - She bought pork at the market. (shopping)

## Related words
- [Food](/tagalog/food/) - Pagkain
- [Rice](/tagalog/rice/) - Kanin
- [Chicken](/tagalog/chicken/) - Manok
- [Vegetables](/tagalog/vegetables/) - Gulay

## Related category
- [Food and Meals](/categories/food/)

## Keep learning
- [Tagalog words](/tagalog/)
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