loin

🇺🇸 /lɔɪn/ 🇬🇧 /lɔɪn/
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noun
R

A cut of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail.

For dinner, we grilled a loin of pork seasoned with herbs.

R

The area of the body between the waist and the top of the legs.

He felt a sharp pain in his loin after lifting the heavy box.

R

A person's reproductive organs.

The loin is protected by the pelvis, shielding vital reproductive organs.

translation

n. A cut of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail.; The area of the body between the waist and the top of the legs.; A person's reproductive organs.

Word Forms

Plural loins