lardon

lar·don

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahr-dn]
- /ˈlɑr dn/
- /lˈɑːdən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahr-dn]
- /ˈlɑr dn/

Definitions of lardon word

noun lardon a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin. 1
noun lardon A piece of bacon used to lard meat. 1
noun lardon a strip or cube of fat or bacon used in larding meat 0
noun lardon a strip of bacon or pork used to lard meat 0
noun lardon Alternative form of lardoon. 0

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Origin of lardon

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English lardun < Middle French lardon piece of pork, equivalent to lard lard + -on noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Lardon

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lardon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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