Spanish Conversation · Level 173
15 words
Spanish word
bacon
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbeikon/
Meaning
- masculine nounbacon
Example
¿Quieres bacon en tu sándwich?
Do you want bacon in your sandwich?
More examples
Voy al supermercado a comprar bacon.
I'm going to the supermarket to buy bacon.
Core concept
Crispy fried strips of pork belly.
Common phrases
bacon ahumado
smoked bacon
pan con bacon
bacon sandwich
huevos con bacon
bacon and eggs
Similar words
tocino: Thinly cut pork that includes substantial fat, often fried or rendered as cooking fat.
beicon: Smoked, thin slices of cured pork sold under a Spanishized spelling, salty and smoky.
Definition in Spanish
Producto cárnico curado y a menudo ahumado, hecho de lonchas finas de cerdo que se fríen o se colocan en sándwiches para dar sabor.
Word origin
Borrowed into Spanish from English bacon, which itself comes from Old French bacon and ultimately from a Germanic root meaning 'back' of the animal.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech el bacon is widely understood, but menus often use panceta or tocino instead, with tocino frequently meaning plain pork fat and panceta the belly cut.