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lard en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /lɐːd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /lɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /lɑɹd/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
    • Lard mixed with crushed and strained garlic has been used as an erotic ointment. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 135:
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
  3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Excess fat on a person or animal.
    • My wonderful partner is fond of pointing out that he and I have done the Covid crisis on easy mode: we have no children, no caring responsibilities, […] we have a fabulous community of people at our local fitness studio to keep the lockdown lard at bay and the cats love joining us for afternoon naps. 2020, Sophie Ranald, Thank You, Next: A perfect, uplifting and funny romantic comedy:

Forms

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lards Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tub of lard · interlard · lardaceous · lardhead · leaf lard · lardass · lardball · lardlike · lard-assed · lard-bucket · unlarded · tubbalard · lard-ass · lardy cake · lardboy · tubba lard · lardon · lardbucket · lard up · lardy · lard down · lardarse · bald as a bladder of lard · lardoon · lardbutt · lardless · enlard · lard-arse · Amerilard · lardassed

Translations (106)

nrf molle graîsse (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ar دُهْن خِنْزِير (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · la lārdum (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · bg мас (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · tl tunis (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sv ister (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fur ardiel (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ale saalax̂ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sq sallo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sh маст (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · hu szalonna (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · he שֻׁמָּן (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · io saimo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · km ខ្លាញ់ជ្រូក (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · vi mỡ lợn (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl enxulla (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · eo ŝmalco (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sl mast (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ru лярд (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · scn lardu (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl touciño (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl pingo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nap nzogna (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fng mafuta ga ngulubi (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · be са́ла (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · br bloneg (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · mi hinu poaka (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ko 돈지 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ru са́ло (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fa-ira چَرْبیِ خوک (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nl smout (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · scn nzunza (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · de Schmalz (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · be сма́лец (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fi ihra (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · chy amėške (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · eo porkograso (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fa-ira پیهِ خوک (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · cy bloneg (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · lv speķis (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · uk са́ло (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · el λαρδί (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · es lardo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl manteiga (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sk bravčová masť (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · it strutto (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · et pekk (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · mk маст (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · cst saw̄én (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · es manteca porcuna (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · vec lardo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sq ushuj (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · lt lydyti taukai (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · enm lard (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · yue 豬油 /猪油 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · uk сма́лець (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · my ဝက်ဆီ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · he שומן (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ko 돈유 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · pt banha (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sl svinjska mast (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fr saindoux (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · pdt Schmolt (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ca saïm (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ar شَحْم (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · tpi gris (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sh свињска маст (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl pingue (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · cmn 豬油 /猪油 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ca llard (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nn smult (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · mk сало (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ja ラード (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fi silava (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · mn гахайн өөх (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nv akʼah (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · th มันหมู (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ga blonag (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · cs sádlo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ro untură (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ems saalaq (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fa-ira لارْد (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ja 豚脂 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nl reuzel (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ko 라드 (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · bo གྲོད་ཚིལ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · cs vepřové sádlo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · yi סאַדלע (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · hu sertészsír (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · ru сма́лец (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sh mast (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · es manteca porcina (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sk sadlo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · yi סלאָנינע (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · gl lardo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · pl smalec (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · vi mỡ heo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sk bravčové sadlo (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · yi חזיר־⁠שמאַלץ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nci coyamechiyāhuacāyōtl (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · nb smult (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · chr ᎪᎢ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · fi laardi (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · sh svinjska mast (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · yi חזיר־פֿעטס (fat from the abdomen of a pig) · hu disznózsír (fat from the abdomen of a pig)

lard en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /lɐːd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /lɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /lɑɹd/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English larden, from Old French larder and Medieval Latin lārdō.

Meanings

  1. To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
  2. To smear with fat or lard.
    • In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat / Of slaughtered brutes. 1740, William Somervile, Hobbinol:
  3. To distribute, garnish or strew, especially with reference to fatty or greasy things or words or phrases in speech and writing.
    • The first notice came from — of course — a Trump tweet, after his meeting with Barr on the question of voter fraud allegations in the 2020 election. Barr made a point of noting the topic in his resignation letter, which was larded with slavish praise for the president's accomplishments in the face of what Barr called "relentless, implacable resistance." 2020 December 15, Harry Litman, “There's no getting around William Barr's dishonorable record”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2022:
  4. To fatten; to enrich.
    • Falstaff sweats to death, / And lards the lean earth as he walks along. c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
    • [The oak] with his nuts larded many swine. 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Februarie. Aegloga Se[c]unda.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:
  5. To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.
    • Let no alien Sedley interpose / To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose. 1709, J[ohn] Dryden, J[ohn] Oldham, “(please specify the page)”, in Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. […] With Spencer’s Ghost: Being a Satyr Concerning Poetry. […], London: […] H[enry] Hills, […], →OCLC:
    • Larded with sweet flowers; Which bewept to the grave c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
  6. To embellish with unnecessary frills; to pad.
    • Ultimately, the plans were rejected by Senate leadership, Cruz told reporters, after he and a number of others objected. "That proposal did not carry the day," Cruz said. "Those $350bn in tax increases are not in the bill ... and larding the bill up with new tax increases would have been going the wrong direction." 2017 December 2, Lauren Gambino, “Senate Republicans pass sweeping overhaul of US tax code”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2023:
    • Volkswagen avoided the fins and other frills with which U.S. manufacturers larded their vehicles. Instead, the company and its advertising agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach, promoted "our philosophy of a car that doesn't change for the reason of change, only for the benefit of the consumer," Mr. Hahn said at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2011. 2023 January 18, Sam Roberts, “Carl Hahn Dies at 96; Made the VW Beetle Ubiquitous”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2023:
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To grow fat.

Forms

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larding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
larded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
larded Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

larding needle · overlard

Translations (28)

fi silavoida (smear with fat or lard) · hu megtűzdel (garnish or strew) · bg намазвам с мас (smear with fat or lard) · it infarcire (garnish or strew) · bg шпиковам (stuff with bacon or pork) · it ingrassare (fatten; enrich) · fi lihoa (grow fat) · hu teletűzdel (garnish or strew) · hu megspékel (garnish or strew) · es mechar (stuff with bacon or pork) · it abbellire (garnish or strew) · bg надебелявам (grow fat) · hu spékel (garnish or strew) · sv späcka (stuff with bacon or pork) · it farcire con pancetta (stuff with bacon or pork) · fi täyttää pekonilla (stuff with bacon or pork) · tpi grisim (smear with fat or lard) · hu tarkít (mix or garnish as by way of improvement) · ru Сало (stuff with bacon or pork) · da spække (stuff with bacon or pork) · it spalmare con lardo (smear with fat or lard) · fi koristella (garnish or strew) · nl larderen (stuff with bacon or pork) · nl larderen (garnish or strew) · fi lihottaa (fatten; enrich) · hu díszít (mix or garnish as by way of improvement) · eo lardi (embellish with unnecessary frills) · it infiorare (garnish or strew)