Etymology

guanciale

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Today it means: An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks. Full definition →

Italian guanciale
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromguanciale
  2. English todayguanciale

From Italian guanciale, from guancia (“cheek”).

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