Spanish word

tocino

Pronunciation

IPA/toˈθino/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbacon

Example

Me encanta el tocino en el desayuno.

I love bacon for breakfast.

Illustration for tocino (bacon)

More examples

Añadí tocino a mi ensalada.

I added bacon to my salad.

Core concept

Chunk of pork fat from the belly or loin.

Common phrases

  • huevo con tocino

    egg with bacon

  • hamburguesa con tocino

    hamburger with bacon

  • tocino ahumado

    smoked bacon

Similar words

panceta: Pork belly cut into a slab or strip with alternating meat and fat, used to render fat.
bacon: Cured thin pork slices, preserved by salting and often smoking for a smoky taste.

Definition in Spanish

Grasa de cerdo, especialmente la del vientre o el lomo, cortada en lonchas o trozos y usada en la cocina; a veces curada o frita.

Word origin

From Old Spanish tocino via a Vulgar Latin Romance form and cognate with Portuguese toucinho, the word originally named pork fat used in cooking.

Usage tips

  • Tocino commonly means fatty pork pieces for frying or rendering rather than the smoked breakfast bacon English speakers expect, and smoked commercial bacon may be labeled tocineta or beicon.

Other meanings

  • pork fatnoun

Opposites

  • carne magralean meatnoun

Related words

  • tocinetabacon bitnoun

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