sparerib

== English == === Alternative forms === spare-rib, spare rib spear-rib === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌspɛɚˈɹɪb/ Rhymes: -ɪb Hyphenation: spare‧rib === Noun === sparerib (plural spareribs) A cut of meat including the rib bones. Synonym: (rare, now dialectal) ribspare ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ribspare, spear-rib