lardo
/ˈlɑɹ.doʊ/noun
lardo is spelled L-A-R-D-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lardo means “A type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lardo is lardos.
How many letters and syllables are in lardo?
| Letters | 5: L-A-R-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lardo?
Lardo appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lardo?
- US /ˈlɑɹ.doʊ/
Lardo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lardo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lardo?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lardo from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹdoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lardo
- lardos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lardo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices.
- 2
derogatoryslangAn overweight person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lardo come from?
Borrowed from Italian lardo. Doublet of lard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).