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lardon

American  
[lahr-dn] / ˈlɑr dn /
Also lardoon

noun

  1. a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.

lardon British  
/ lɑːˈduːn, ˈlɑːdən /

noun

  1. a strip or cube of fat or bacon used in larding meat

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Etymology

Origin of lardon

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

Example Sentences

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They will surely be kissed with oil and salt, and perhaps, given the festive occasion, burnished with bits of lardon or sprinklings of savory and thyme.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2014

Peut-on croire avec bon sens     Qu'un lardon le mil en colère,   Ou, que manger un hareng,     C'est un secret pour lui plaire?

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

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