sparerib

Meaning

A cut of meat including the rib bones.

Synonyms

spareribs

loin

pork belly

side of bacon

side of pork

Translations

travers de porc

πλευρό αρνιού

πλευρό χοιρινού

χοιρινό παϊδάκι

costoletta

costina

spuntatura

costina di maiale

costella de porc

krap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/

Etymology

Cognate with English: spare

Cognate with English: ribspare

In summary

Probably borrowed from Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spare-ribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The word was transposed, with the first element becoming confused with English spare due to folk-etymology. Compare also English ribspare (rare, modern uses dialectal).