bacon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 Descendants 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French bacon, bacun, from Old High German bahho, bacho, from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bakoz (“‘back’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bā'kən, IPA: /ˈbeɪkn̩/, SAMPA: /"beIk@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪkən

[edit] Noun

bacon (uncountable)

1. A cut of meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, particularly, or sometimes other animals.
2. Thin slices of the above in long strips.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Cut of meat from a pig or cow): Canadian bacon, ham, pork

[edit] Derived terms

• bacony
• bacon grease
• back bacon
• bring home the bacon
• Canadian bacon
• cottage bacon
• get the bacon bad
• Irish bacon
• save one's bacon
• streaky bacon

[edit] Related terms

• gammon
• guanciale
• hock
• pancetta

[edit] See also

• green, in the sense of unsmoked
• smoked

[edit] Translations

[edit] Descendants

• Finnish: pekoni

[edit] See also

• hog
• porcine
• rasher
• sow
• swine
• Bacon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

bacon m (usually uncountable)

1. bacon