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guanciale

guanciale noun: an Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks.

guanciale: an Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks
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Noun

guanciale (uncountable)

  1. An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks.
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Origin of guanciale

From Italian guanciale, from guancia (“cheek”).

Questions about guanciale

What does guanciale mean?
Guanciale means an Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks.
What part of speech is guanciale?
Guanciale is a noun.

Words near guanciale in the dictionary

  1. guanazole
  2. guanazolo
  3. Guanche
  4. Guancheng
  5. Guanches
  6. guanciale
  7. guancidine
  8. guanco
  9. guancos
  10. guancydine
  11. guandao

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