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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpeck
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃpɛk
"Er hat knusprigen Speck zum Frühstück gemacht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig, typically sliced and cooked.
"He cooked crispy bacon for breakfast." - 2
A term sometimes used informally to refer to money or wealth.
"After landing the new job, he was finally making some serious bacon."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bacon' originates from the Old French 'bacon', which itself comes from the Germanic root 'bakkō', meaning 'back'. Historically, it referred to the meat from the back of a pig and has evolved to encompass various forms of cured pork.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bacon" is said worldwide
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bacon
Transliteration: bacon
"Il a préparé du bacon croustillant pour le petit déjeuner."
Speck
Transliteration: ʃpɛk
"Er hat knusprigen Speck zum Frühstück gemacht."
bacon
Transliteration: bacon
"Ha cucinato bacon croccante per colazione."
tocino
Transliteration: toθino
"Cocinó tocino crujiente para el desayuno."
bacon
Transliteration: bacon
"Ele cozinhou bacon crocante para o café da manhã."
बेकन
Transliteration: bēkan
"उसने नाश्ते के लिए कुरकुरे बेकन बनाए।"
培根
Transliteration: péi gēn
"他为早餐做了脆培根。"
베이컨
Transliteration: beikeon
"그는 아침으로 바삭한 베이컨을 요리했다."
ベーコン
Transliteration: bēkon
"彼は朝食にカリカリのベーコンを作った。"
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