/ˈbeɪ.kən/
OriginFrom Middle English bacoun (“meat from the back and sides of a pig”), from Anglo-Norman bacon, bacun (“ham, flitch, strip of lard”), from Old Low Frankish *bakō (“ham, flitch”), from Proto-Germanic *bakô, *bakkô (“back”), an extension of *baką, whence English back, which see for more. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“back, buttocks; to vault, arch”).
Cognate with Old Saxon baco (“back”), Dutch bake (“ham, side of bacon”), Old High German bahho (“ham, side of bacon”), whence German Bache f (“wild sow”), Alemannic German Bache m (“bacon”).
(police): Extension of pig (“police”).
- uncountable, usuallyCured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
“They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.”
“For us the pig's the means, while bacon is the end / Providing gustatory heights to which we can ascend.”
“Bacon is something that everybody is familiar with and most people grew up eating. It has a comfort aspect to it and a familiarity. It's also got an addictive aspect to it - that sweet and salty combi”
- sometimes, uncountable, usuallySuch meat from the belly specifically.
- uncountable, usuallyThin slices of the above in long strips.
“As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.”
- slang, uncountable, usuallyRoad rash.
- archaic, uncountable, usuallyA saucisse.
- A surname.
“The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the me”
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Moniteau County, Missouri.
- A township in Vernon County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
- A village in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast.
Formsbacons(plural)