"lardon" meaning in All languages combined

See lardon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lardons [plural], lardoon [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lardon}} Middle English lardon, {{der|en|fro|lardon}} Old French lardon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lardon (countable and uncountable, plural lardons)
  1. (uncountable) Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: larding#Noun
    Sense id: en-lardon-en-noun-Xs3wmML1
  2. (countable) One of the strips. Tags: countable Synonyms: larding#Noun
    Sense id: en-lardon-en-noun-3F~iTDZv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Noun [Esperanto]

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  1. accusative singular of lardo Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: lardo
    Sense id: en-lardon-eo-noun-Y6mTCN3- Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 22 51 15 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 26 46 19 3 3

Noun [French]

IPA: /laʁ.dɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-lardon.wav Forms: lardons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: From lard + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|lard|-on}} lard + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lardon m (plural lardons)
  1. small piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads, etc. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-lardon-fr-noun-RL70-39Z Disambiguation of Meats: 50 43 7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 22 19 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 46 29 26
  2. (dated) a fatty strip of pork or bacon used for larding of lean meat (such as fowl) Tags: dated, masculine Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-lardon-fr-noun-USrRTkSc Disambiguation of Meats: 50 43 7
  3. (colloquial) kid, nipper; brat Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-lardon-fr-noun-iANSy9ew

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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