spareribs
[ spair-ribz ]
/ ˈspɛərˌrɪbz /
noun (used with a plural verb)
a cut of meat from the rib section, especially of pork or beef, with some meat adhering to the bones.
a dish of this meat, usually baked, roasted, or barbecued with a pungent sauce.
Origin of spareribs
1590–1600; transposed variant of earlier
ribspare < Middle Low German
ribbespēr rib cut; compare obsolete
spare a cut, slice