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sparerib

Syllables: spare·rib/ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/US/ˌspɛɚˈɹɪb/

sparerib noun: a cut of meat including the rib bones.

sparerib: a cut of meat including the rib bones
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Noun

sparerib (plural spareribs)

  1. A cut of meat including the rib bones.
    • SPARERIBS AND SAUERKRAUT […] Place sauerkraut in greased baking dish and sprinkle with brown sugar. Brown spareribs under broiler heat, season and place on sauerkraut.1976, Ruth Berolzheimer, editor, Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook, new rev. edition, Chicago, Ill.: Culinary Arts Institute, →ISBN, page 384
    • Winter Melon, Pearl Barley, and Sparerib Soup […] Place spareribs, chicken giblets, scallops along with their soaking liquid, pearl barley, orange peel, ginger, and winter melon in a large pot along with 4 quarts of cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat.2009, Teresa M. Chen, A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta, Berkeley, Calif.: North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 134
    Synonyms:
    ribspare

sparerib meaning in Indonesian

sparerib in Indonesian

cut of meat including the rib bones
baikut

Examples of sparerib in a sentence

  • Spareribs and barbecue sandwiches star on the menu.2011, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Portable Savannah, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 65:
  • Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing...

Synonyms of sparerib

Forms of sparerib

pluralspareribs
alternative formspare-rib
alternative formspare rib
alternative formspear-rib

Origin of sparerib

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).

Words that rhyme with sparerib

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Questions about sparerib

What does sparerib mean?
Sparerib means a cut of meat including the rib bones.
What is sparerib in Indonesian?
Sparerib in Indonesian is baikut. See Sparerib meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use sparerib in a sentence?
Spareribs and barbecue sandwiches star on the menu.
What part of speech is sparerib?
Sparerib is a noun.
How do you pronounce sparerib?
Sparerib is pronounced /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/ (UK).
What is the plural of sparerib?
The plural of sparerib is spareribs.

Words near sparerib in the dictionary

  1. spareless
  2. sparely
  3. spareness
  4. sparenesses
  5. sparer
  6. sparerib
  7. spareribs
  8. sparers
  9. spares
  10. spares a thought for
  11. spares no effort

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