spek

Dutch (Brabantic)

/spɛk/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) bacon
  • (confectionary) marshmallow
  • (derogatory) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch spec inherited from Old Dutch spek inherited from Proto-Germanic *spiką (bacon).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spiką

Gloss

bacon

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