pork rind

American  

[pawrk rahynd] / ˈpɔrk ˌraɪnd /

noun

pork rinds plural

1. a small, crisp piece of deep-fried pork skin, seasoned and usually eaten cold as a snack.

   New to the food scene at this year’s festival will be kettle corn, pork rinds, beef jerky, and gourmet coffee.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pork rinds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pork rind

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

For a long time, the most popular kind of pigskin in Mexico was chicharon, pieces of deep-fried pork rind.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2017

What the thicker gordita excels in is encasing typically thicker, saucier stews and preparations than you’d find in a taco, like chicharron con chile, a spicy pork rind stew.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2017

Get two tacos for $4, including juicy baby pig in a zippy green tomatillo salsa, garnished with pork rind, or shredded beef braised in a piquant chili sauce and topped with onions.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2017

Table favorites, other than the pork rind pupusas and the version with cheese, included every one of the tacos: grilled beef, tongue, Mexican sausage, chicken and marinated pork.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2012

Like all the other babies in the quarter, Harriet Ross cut her first teeth on a piece of pork rind.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry