Difference between Lard and Butter

What is the difference between Lard and Butter?

Lard as a noun is fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy while Butter as a noun is a soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

Lard

Part of speech: noun

Definition: fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking to smear with fat or lard to garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing

Butter

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).Any specific soft substanceAny of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To spread butter on.To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow.

We hope you now know whether to use Lard or Butter in your sentence.

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