"pig's ear" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pig's ear
  1. (countable) The cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world. Tags: countable Derived forms: make a pig's ear of Translations (cooked ear of a pig): 豬耳朵 (Chinese Mandarin), 猪耳朵 (zhū'ěrduo) (Chinese Mandarin), 豬耳 (Chinese Mandarin), 猪耳 (zhū'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), possunkorva (Finnish), Schweinsohr [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-pig's_ear-en-noun-ZJVNhGDd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'cooked ear of a pig': 100 0
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) Beer. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-pig's_ear-en-noun-QT-3V1yK

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