"bacon" meaning in Old French

See bacon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bacon oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], bacons [oblique, plural], bacons [nominative, singular], bacon [nominative, plural], bacun [alternative], bacoun [alternative]
Etymology: From Frankish *bakō, from Proto-Germanic *bakô. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|frk|*bakō}} Frankish *bakō, {{der|fro|gem-pro|*bakô}} Proto-Germanic *bakô Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} bacon oblique singular, m (oblique plural bacons, nominative singular bacons, nominative plural bacon)
  1. bacon, salted pork, ham, shank (of a pig)
    Sense id: en-bacon-fro-noun-kZ0qwVjw Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Animals
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      "word": "bacon"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "pcd",
      "word": "bacôn"
    },
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "bacon"
        },
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "bagún"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bawcon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "bacwn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "bawkoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "bawcoon"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "bacoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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        ],
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          "ham",
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          "shank"
        ],
        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "lang_code": "frm",
      "word": "bacon"
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "bacon"
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        {
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "bagún"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bawcon"
        },
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          "lang_code": "cy",
          "raw_tags": [
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        ],
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          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
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}

Download raw JSONL data for bacon meaning in Old French (2.1kB)

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