guanciale

== English == === Etymology === From Italian guanciale, from guancia (“cheek”). === Noun === guanciale (uncountable) An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks. == Italian == === Etymology === From guancia (“cheek”) +‎ -ale. Compare Proto-West Germanic *wangārī (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *wangā (“cheek”). === Noun === guanciale m (plural guanciali) pillow fatty bacon prepared from the cheeks of a pig ==== Synonyms ==== cuscino origliere capezzale ==== Descendants ==== → English: guanciale