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lardon

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From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon.

noun lardons · lardoon

  1. uncountable Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork. Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter.

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  2. countable One of the strips. This is a hearty and satisfying soup that is made even more tempting by the crunch of crispy croutons and salty bacon lardons.

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@misc{lardon_2026,
  title = {lardon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lardon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}