Lardon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork. uncountable

    "Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter."

  2. 2
    One of the strips. countable

    "This is a hearty and satisfying soup that is made even more tempting by the crunch of crispy croutons and salty bacon lardons."

Synonyms

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larding

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"Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter."

Etymology

From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon.

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