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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃpɛk
"Zum Frühstück gab es Eier und Speck."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Thin strips of cured meat from the sides or belly of a pig, typically smoked and fried.
"He cooked some crispy bacon and eggs for breakfast." - 2
A colloquial or transliterated reference to the cured pork product within multilingual or Chinese-context digital inputs.
"The recipe called for finely diced bacon to add a smoky flavor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a direct pinyin transliteration of the English loanword into Chinese for pork belly strips. It reflects modern linguistic borrowing in East Asian culinary contexts, adapting Western food culture into Mandarin phonology.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Péigèn"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Péigèn" is said worldwide
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lardons
Transliteration: lar.dɔ̃
"Il aime manger du bacon le matin."
Speck
Transliteration: ʃpɛk
"Zum Frühstück gab es Eier und Speck."
pancetta
Transliteration: panˈtʃɛt.ta
"La carbonara si prepara con la pancetta."
tocino
Transliteration: toˈθino
"Desayunamos huevos con tocino."
bacon
Transliteration: ˈbe.kõ
"Ele gosta de comer bacon no café da manhã."
बेकन
Transliteration: bekan
"नाश्ते में बेकन और अंडे बहुत लोकप्रिय हैं।"
培根
Transliteration: péigēn
"我早餐喜欢吃培根和鸡蛋。"
베이컨
Transliteration: beikeon
"아침 식사로 베이컨을 구워 먹었습니다."
ベーコン
Transliteration: bēkon
"朝食にベーコンと卵を食べました。"
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