fatback

ˈfætˌbæk

Definition of fatback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cured pork

Rare

salted and cured fat from the back of a pig

Rare

She fried some eggs and fatback for breakfast..

bacon

marine life

Dated

type of fish called menhaden

Dated

Fishermen caught a large fatback today.

bunker

menhaden

pogy

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salted and cured fat from the back of a pig
type of fish called menhaden

Origin of fatback

English, fat + back

Terms with fatback included in their meaning

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lardo

food

italian cured fatback with herbs and spices

Examples of fatback in a sentence

Fatback was a staple in their traditional dishes.
The chef prepared a dish using fresh fatback.
Fatback is often used as bait by local fishermen.

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French:lard salé, poisson menhaden, ...
German:gesalzener Speck, Menhaden, ...
Italian:lardo, menhaden, ...
Spanish:panceta, lacha, ...
Portuguese:banha salgada, menhaden, ...
Chinese:咸猪油, 美洲油鱼, ...
Japanese:ファットバック, ...
Arabic:دَهنُ ظَهرِ الخِنزيرِ, مِنهادِن, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּמָן גַּב חֲזִיר מְמֻלָּח, מְנַחְדָּן, ...
Russian:свиное сало, менхаден, ...
Ukrainian:солоне сало, менхаден, ...
Hindi:फैटबैक, मेनहेडन, ...
Bengali:লবণাক্ত শুকনো শূকরের চর্বি, ফ্যাটব্যাক, ...
Catalan:cansalada salada, menhaden, ...
Czech:slanina, menhaden, ...
Danish:saltet flæsk, menhaden, ...
Dutch:spekzwoerd, menhaden, ...
Greek:αλμυρό χοιρινό λίπος, menhaden, ...
Hungarian:szalonna, menhaden, ...
Khmer:ខ្លាញ់ពីខ្នងជ្រូកដែលប្រឡាក់អំបិល និងរក្សាទុក, ត្រីមែនហាឌិនប្រភេទមួយ, ...
Korean:돼지 등지방, 맨헤이든, ...
Persian:چربی پشت خوک, ماهی چرب, ...
Polish:słonina, menhaden, ...
Portuguese (BR):banha salgada, menhaden, ...
Romanian:slănină, hering gras, ...
Swedish:fläskfett, menhaden, ...
Thai:มันหมูเค็ม, ปลาฟัตแบ็ค, ...
Turkish:tuzlanmış domuz yağı, menhaden, ...
Vietnamese:mỡ lợn muối, cá menhaden, ...

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