Como se dice 'manteca de cerdo' en ingles?

It is an ingredient to make Tortas Fritas but I can't figure out what it is. Google Translate says 'lard' but what is lard?Como se dice 'manteca de cerdo' en ingles?
Lard is a kind of animal fat used for cooking, I think. Here's the Wikipedia page, which can be translated into Spanish as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manteca_de_鈥?/a>

Hope it helps!

I THINK it's also sometimes known as shortening, but I could be wrong.Como se dice 'manteca de cerdo' en ingles?
manteca = lard (any animal fat)
de = of
cerdo = pork

Lard is called "pork fat" in English, but that doesn't mean it's the same in every language! Otherwise, there's no point of putting "de cerdo" after the word manteca!Como se dice 'manteca de cerdo' en ingles?
manteca de cerdo = Lard...which is just pork fat!