Speck

bacon

noun SHPECK Less Common

Also means

lard

Usage Note

Speck is cured pork fat or bacon, diced and rendered to flavour many dishes; durchwachsener Speck is streaky. Largely uncountable. Colloquially Speck ansetzen means to put on weight.

Examples

"Sie brät Zwiebeln und Speck in der Pfanne."

Natural Translation

She fries onions and bacon in the pan.

Literal Translation

She fries onions and bacon in the pan.

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