noun🔗ShareManteca de cerdoFat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy."Grandma used lard to make the crispy fried potatoes for dinner. "La abuela usó manteca de cerdo para hacer las patatas fritas crujientes para la cena.foodsubstanceanimalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManteca de cerdoFatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork."My grandmother used lard to fry the potatoes for dinner. "Mi abuela usaba manteca de cerdo para freír las patatas para la cena.foodsubstancematerialanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecharTo stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking."The chef decided to lard the lean pheasant with bacon to keep it moist during roasting. "El chef decidió mechar el faisán magro con tocino para mantenerlo húmedo durante el asado.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecharTo smear with fat or lard."To prevent the pie crust from sticking, she larded the baking dish with a generous amount of lard before adding the dough. "Para evitar que la corteza de la tarta se pegara, mechó la fuente para hornear con una generosa cantidad de manteca de cerdo antes de añadir la masa.foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMezclar, aderezarTo garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing."The writer larded the report with statistics to make it more convincing. "El escritor mezcló el informe con estadísticas para hacerlo más convincente.languagewritingstylewordliteraturecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGrasar, enriquecerTo fatten; to enrich."The farmer is larding his pigs with extra food to prepare them for the autumn market. "El granjero está engrasando a sus cerdos con comida extra para prepararlos para el mercado de otoño.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngordarTo grow fat."The little piglets are rapidly larding up for the winter. "Los lechones están engordando rápidamente para el invierno.bodyphysiologyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMezclar, entremezclarTo mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard."To make his presentation more engaging, the student decided to lard it with humorous anecdotes. "Para hacer su presentación más atractiva, el estudiante decidió entremezclarla con anécdotas humorísticas.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
