spareribs

American  

[spair-ribz] / ˈspɛərˌrɪbz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a cut of meat from the rib section, especially of pork or beef, with some meat adhering to the bones.

2. a dish of this meat, usually baked, roasted, or barbecued with a pungent sauce.

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Etymology

Origin of spareribs

1590–1600; transposed variant of earlier ribspare < Middle Low German ribbespēr rib cut; compare obsolete spare a cut, slice

Example Sentences

But it was Meat Rats — and several instances of selling misbranded chicken gizzards, pork spareribs and other meat — that put an end to Ya Feng, which ceased operations at the end of 2022.

From Seattle Times

Where the baby backs end, the spareribs begin, curving around the pig’s fatty, flavorful belly all the way to its breastbone.

From Washington Post

Popular add-ins include boiled and sliced chicken, braised duck, Chinese sausage, spareribs, mushrooms and other vegetables.

From Salon

Dreamland Bar-B-Que, multiple locations in Alabama: “I love the original spot in Tuscaloosa where the menu for a long time was spareribs, white bread, and beer. Obviously, the thing to get is ribs.”

From Seattle Times

The tip of the iceberg finds chicken smoked over tea leaves, cigar-length pork pot stickers, crisp cabbage ignited with Sichuan peppercorns, and nugget-size steamed spareribs, coated in soft rice crumbs seasoned with five-spice powder.

From Washington Post