SPARERIBS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spareribs mean? 

• SPARERIBS (noun)
  The noun SPARERIBS has 2 senses:

1. baked or roasted with a spicy sauce

2. cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

  Familiarity information: SPARERIBS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPARERIBS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Baked or roasted with a spicy sauce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

barbecued spareribs; spareribs

Hypernyms ("spareribs" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("spareribs" is a kind of...):

cut of pork (cut of meat from a hog or pig)