spek

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, neuter, uncountable) bacon
2. (diminutive, masculine, neuter, usually) marshmallow
3. (derogatory, historical, masculine, neuter, slang) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of spekken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of spekken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of spekken:

Concepts

bacon

🥓

butty

club sandwich

sowbelly

salt pork

pancetta

Synonyms

bacon

vet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɛk/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.
Cognate with West Flemish spek, Zealandic spek, Old Saxon spek, Middle Low German spek, German Low German Speck, Old Frisian spek, North Frisian speek, Saterland Frisian Späk, West Frisian spek, Old English spiċ, Middle English spik, Old Norse spik, Faroese spik, Icelandic spik, Old High German spek, Middle High German spëc, German Speck, Luxembourgish Speck, Yiddish שפּעק (shpek).