bacon
bacon [bacon bacons] BrE [ˈbeɪkən] NAmE [ˈbeɪkən] noun uncountable
meat from the back or sides of a pig that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke), usually served in thin slices
•a rasher of bacon
•bacon and eggs
•smoked/unsmoked bacon
compare ↑gammon, ↑ham (1), ↑pork, see bring home the bacon at ↑home adv., save sb's bacon/neck at ↑save v.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from a Germanic word meaning ‘ham, flitch’; related to ↑back.
Example Bank:
•A whole side of bacon was hanging from a hook on the ceiling.
•Fry the bacon until crisp.
•I'll have two rashers of bacon and a fried egg.
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