/ ˈbeɪkən; NAmE / noun
[ U ] 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
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IDIOMS
see home adverb , save verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from a Germanic word meaning ham, flitch; related to back .