ribspare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sparerib.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪbspɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹɪbspɛɚ/

Word forms

ribspare ribspares

Etymology

From Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spareribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The second element of the English word was probably influenced by English spare (“lean, wanting flesh”).

Synonyms

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