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pork chops & porcelain

both are ultimately from the latin porcus meaning pig. porcelain chinaware was so named because of its resemblance to the cowrie “porcella” shell. the porcella shell was so named because of its apparent resemblance to she-pig pudenda.

note: while i HAVE verified the etymology, i have NOT verified the visual similarity.

further note: yet.

September 14, 2009
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