The words "porcelain" and "pork" share the same ancestry. "Porcelain" is derived from the old Italian word "porcellana," meaning a cowrie shell (which porcelain resembles), but literally meaning "young sow," because the shell resembles a pig's back. Ultimately, both "porcelain" and "pork" come from the Latin word for pig, "porcus." (Thanks to Sandra Needham of Seattle.)

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