fatback

American  

[fat-bak] / ˈfætˌbæk /

noun

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. the fat and fat meat from the upper part of a side of pork, usually cured by salt.

2. a menhaden.

3. the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix.

4. a mullet.

---

fatback British  

/ ˈfætˌbæk /

noun

1. the fat, usually salted, from the upper part of a side of pork

---

Etymology

Origin of fatback

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; fat + back ¹

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fatback

Next up are lonjas, fatback that will be fried into chicharrones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Collard greens — similar to the greens that grow year-round in Africa — and a spicy stew of pattypan squash flavored with onions, fatback and hot African peppers rounded out the meal.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2016

This is anecdotal, but my grandparents ate bacon, eggs, grits, fried okra, biscuits with sausage gravy, and every fatback thing you can imagine.

From Time ● Jul. 20, 2013

Mr. Morquecha, a professional butcher, then carved apart the freshly decapitated carcass, separating it into parts like coppa, the muscle at the top of the shoulder; fatback, between the skin and the meat; and cheek.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2013

They had seemed dull and forgettable then, but Ophie yearned for one more dinner of beans and fatback with corn bread, Daddy telling stories of the rail yard as they ate.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---