speķis

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Latvian

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Speķis

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German speck, or from Middle Dutch speck (cf. German Speck, Dutch spek), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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speķis m (2nd declension)

  1. bacon, lard (subcutaneous fat layer on a pig; slice of pork containing such fat)
    muguras, sānu, vēdera speķisback, side, belly bacon
    biezs, plāns speķisthick, thin bacon
    žāvēts, sālīts, sacepts speķisdried, salted, fried bacon
    uzcept speķa šķēlito fry a slice of bacon
    speķa pīrāgs, rausisbacon pie, cake
    viņam garšo vēršacs ar speķi, speķis var būt ar liesumu vai viens vienīgs treknums, vienalgahe liked fried eggs with bacon, the bacon could be lean or very rich, no difference

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “speķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN