bacon

  • 51bacon — /ˈbeɪkən / (say baykuhn) noun 1. meat from the back and sides of the pig, salted and dried or smoked. –phrase 2. bring home the bacon, a. to support a family; provide for material needs. b. to succeed in a specific task. {Phrase Origin: early… …

  • 52bacon — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bahho side of bacon, bah back more at back Date: 14th century 1. a side of a pig cured and smoked 2. money; specifically money gained through… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 53bacon — ba·con s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} pancetta di maiale affumicata: uova al bacon {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1913. ETIMO: dal fr. ant. bacon, dal franc. *bakko, alto ted. ant. bahho …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 54Bacon — Ba|con [ be:kn̩, engl. beikn] der; s <aus gleichbed. engl. bacon, dies über altfr. bacon aus dem Germ.> durchwachsener, leicht gesalzener u. angeräucherter Speck …

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  • 55bacon — ba|con [ beıkən ] noun uncount * meat from a pig that is treated with smoke or salt, and is often cooked in RASHERS (=thin pieces): bacon and eggs bring home the bacon INFORMAL to earn money to support your family => SAVE1 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 56bacon — [12] Originally, bacon meant literally ‘meat from a pig’s back’. It comes ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic *bakkon, which was related to *bakam, the source of English back. It reached English via Frankish báko and Old French bacon, and at… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 57bacon */ — UK [ˈbeɪkən] / US noun [uncountable] meat from a pig that is treated with smoke or salt, and is often cooked in rashers (= thin pieces) a bacon sandwich • bring home the bacon See: save I …

    English dictionary

  • 58Bacon — /ˈbeɪkən/ (say baykuhn) noun 1. Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans), 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher and politician. 2. Francis, 1909–92, British painter noted for his grotesquely distorted figures. 3. Jim (James Alexander Bacon) …

  • 59bacon — {{#}}{{LM B04413}}{{〓}} {{SynB04517}} {{[}}bacon{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} → {{↑}}beicon{{↓}}. {{★}}{{\}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{/}} [béikon]. {{★}}{{\}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{/}} Por ser un extranjerismo debe escribirse con cursiva u otra… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 60bacon — n. the police; a police officer. (See also pig.) □ Keep an eye out for the bacon. □ That bacon is hassling me! …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions