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- Dictionarylard/lɑːd/
noun
- 1. fat from the abdomen of a pig that is rendered and clarified for use in cooking.
- 2. excess fat in a person: informal "I've got to give up fags and shift some lard"
verb
- 1. insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking: "he larded the joint with garlic and anchovies"
- 2. embellish (talk or writing) with an excessive number of esoteric or technical expressions: "his conversation is larded with quotations from Coleridge"
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The meaning of LARD is to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (such as strips of fat). How to use lard in a sentence.
Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig. [3] [4] It is distinguished from tallow, a similar product derived from fat of cattle or sheep . Lard can be rendered by steaming, boiling, or dry heat.
noun. the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen. verb (used with object) to apply lard or grease to. to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions. lard.
LARD definition: 1. a white substance made from pig fat and used in cooking 2. a white substance made from pig fat…. Learn more.
a soft, white, creamy substance made from the fat of pigs and used in cooking and baking. (Definition of lard from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of lard noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. (Cookery) the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking. 2. informal excess fat on a person's body. vb ( tr) 3. (Cookery) to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking. 4. (Cookery) to cover or smear (foods) with lard.
