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:

spekken

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

bacon

🥓

butty

club sandwich

sowbelly

salt pork

pancetta

Synonyms

bacon

vet

Translations

Speck

🥓

toucinho

🥓

lard

🥓

lardo

toicinho

lardo

tocino

🥓

lardo

bacon

🥓

καπνιστό χοιρινό

domuz pastarması

μπέικον

pancetta affumicata

ventresca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: spec

Inherited from Old Dutch: spek

Cognate with West Flemish: spek

Cognate with Zeelandic: spek

Cognate with Old Saxon: spek

Cognate with Middle Low German: spek

Cognate with Old Frisian: spek

Cognate with Northern Frisian: speek

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Späk

Cognate with Western Frisian: spek

Cognate with Old English: spiċ

Cognate with Middle English: spik

Cognate with Old Norse: spik

Cognate with Faroese: spik

Cognate with Icelandic: spik

Cognate with Old High German: spek

Cognate with Middle High German: spëc

Cognate with German: Speck

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Speck

Cognate with Yiddish: שפּעק

In summary

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).