pig snout

Swine's rooting organ

A pig snout is the projecting nose and mouth of a pig, with its distinctive flat, round tip used for rooting in soil.

The term sometimes describes things resembling this shape, or appears in culinary contexts where pig snouts are prepared as food: braised pig snout, pickled pig snout.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G