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bacon rind

bacon rind

4.2
A thin outer skin from bacon that adds flavor to food
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪkən raɪnd/
translation icon : corteza de tocino
  • The chef used bacon rinds to enhance the soup's flavor.

Examples

  • Remove the bacon rind before cooking.

  • Please remove the bacon rind before adding the meat to the stew.

  • Crispy bacon rind can be a delicious snack or garnish.

  • He bought some bacon rind to flavor his homemade beans.

  • To enhance the flavor of the soup, add some bacon rind while it simmers.

  • Before cooking, she carefully trimmed the bacon rind off the meat.

  • In our recipe, we suggest using bacon rind to give an extra richness to the dish.

Synonyms

rind
vsbacon rind
32 2.7

A tough outer skin on foods like fruit, cheese, or bacon that people often remove before eating

is the same outer layer but specific to cured pork and used to add flavor

How Crispy

crackling
3 6.7
bacon rind
4.2
greaves
  • Archaic
3 9.9

Surface Forms

bacon rind singular
bacon rinds plural

Morphology

bacon + rind

The meaning 'outer skin or layer of bacon' is directly compositional from 'bacon' (the cured pork) + 'rind' (a tough outer covering). This straightforward noun+noun referential pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Bacon rind comes from the simple picture of the outer layer of bacon, the fatty skin called the rind. Cooks often remove it or put it into soups or beans to add a strong, smoky taste, so 'bacon rind' means the outer skin used for flavor.