bacon

English

/ˈbeɪ.kən/

noun
Definitions
  • Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
  • Thin slices of the above in long strips.
  • (slang) The police or spies.
  • (cycling) road Road rash.
  • (military) A saucisse.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bacon (meat from the back and sides of a pig) derived from Frankish *bakō (ham, flitch) derived from Proto-Germanic *bakô derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeg-

Gloss

bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash

Concept
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