lard

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
verb prepare or cook with lard
verb add details to

From Middle English lard, from Old French lard (“bacon”), from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat”).

Bread I eat with lard on it. — The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot, Holman Day
An odor of onions and the smoke of hot lard. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
Philippina was cooking potato noodles in lard; they smelt good. — The Goose Man, Jakob Wassermann

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