crackling

English

Noun

crackling (countable and uncountable, plural cracklings)

1. (cooking, in the singular in British, in the plural in US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
   • Lamb

     For the first time in his life he tasted crackling.

2. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

   the bangs and cracklings of fireworks

3. (obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.

Translations

fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking

• French: couenne rissolee f
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• Maori: kiripaka
• Russian: шква́рка (ru) f (škvárka) (usually plural in Russian)

Verb

crackling

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) present participle of crackle