noun
thinly-sliced pork; chopped pork
Refers to small, irregular pieces of pork, often trimmings or offcuts, commonly used in stir-fries, soups, and everyday cooking. The term is casual and frequently seen in grocery stores.
今夜は豚こまを使って野菜炒めを作ろう。
Tonight, let's make a vegetable stir-fry using thinly-sliced pork.
スーパーで豚こまが安かったので、カレーに入れた。
The chopped pork was cheap at the supermarket, so I put it in the curry.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Abbreviation of 豚小間切れ (ぶたこまぎれ), literally 'pork small pieces'. The term is a common compound in everyday Japanese.