lardo

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US/ˈlɑɹ.doʊ/

noun

A type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices.

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butterballchubsterfatsofattyjellyrolllardassthunder thighs
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Meanings

lardo1

nounlardo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices.

lardo2

nounlardo (plural lardos)

plural lardos

  1. derogatoryslangAn overweight person.

    Synonyms: butterball, chubster, fatso, fatty, jellyroll, lardass, thunder thighs

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn overweight person.

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butterballchubsterfatsofattyjellyrolllardassthunder thighs

Origin

lardo · noun

  1. Italianlardo
  2. Englishlardo

Borrowed from Italian lardo. Doublet of lard.

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lardo · noun

  1. Englishlard
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishlardo

From lard + -o.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

lardo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lardo

MLA

“lardo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lardo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lardo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lardo.

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