lard n : soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

1 prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"

2 add details to [syn: embroider, pad, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]

English

Etymology

From Old (and modern) lard ‘bacon’, from Latin lardum, laridum, bacon fat.

Pronunciation

• /lɑ:d/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)d

Noun

1. fat from a pig; bacon, pork
2. fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy

Translations

Verb

1. In the context of "cooking": to stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking
2. to smear with fat or lard
3. to garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing

French

Etymology

From Latin lardum, laridum, bacon fat.

Pronunciation

• /laʀ/

Noun

lard m

1. bacon
2. pig-fat

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