loin C1 Topic:Food & Drink US /lɔɪn/ UK /lɔɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #25603 Meanings 1 noun a cut of meat from the back of an animal between the ribs and the hip She roasted a loin of pork with garlic and rosemary. 2 noun the part of the body on either side of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hips; often plural and literary The doctor examined a swelling in the patient's left loin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a cut of meat from the back... loin cut 2 noun · the part of the body on... lumbar regionlower back Word family Forms loins Derived forms sirlointenderloinloincloth Related forms lumbarflankhaunch Appears in Phrases (1) See all pork loin a cut of pork from the pig's back near the ribs Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English loyne, via Old French loigne from a Vulgar Latin form based on Latin lumbus 'loin'. Topics Food & Drink Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # loin **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lɔɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /lɔɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 25603 ## Meanings 1. a cut of meat from the back of an animal between the ribs and the hip 2. the part of the body on either side of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hips; often plural and literary ## Examples - She roasted a loin of pork with garlic and rosemary. - The doctor examined a swelling in the patient's left loin. ## Synonyms - loin cut - lumbar region - lower back ## Derived Forms - sirloin - tenderloin - loincloth ## Related Forms - lumbar - flank - haunch ## Etymology From Middle English loyne, via Old French loigne from a Vulgar Latin form based on Latin lumbus 'loin'. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Register & Style markdown