lardon
French, noun/laʁ.dɔ̃/
lardon is spelled L-A-R-D-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lardon is a French masculine noun meaning “small piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit morceau de lard coupé en long, qu’on introduit dans la viande avec une lardoire”.
What does lardon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads, etc.
- 2
datedmasculinea fatty strip of pork or bacon used for larding of lean meat (such as fowl)
- 3
colloquialmasculinekid, nipper; brat
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit morceau de lard coupé en long, qu’on introduit dans la viande avec une lardoire. 2. Raillerie piquante contre quelqu’un. 3. Petit morceau de métal servant à boucher une fissure ou à reforcer une pièce. 4. Pièce de métal plate, longue et fine et qui constitue la potence d’un échappement à roue de rencontre ou à verge.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lardon
- lardons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lardon?
- /laʁ.dɔ̃/
- \laʁ.dɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lardon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lardon in French?
lardon appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).