fläsk

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See also: flask and flæsk

Swedish

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raggmunk med fläsk (sense 1.1), lingonsylt och strimlad vitkål with (thick-cut) bacon (sense 1.1), lingonberry jam, and shredded white cabbage]

Etymology

From Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski.

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Noun

fläsk n

  1. pork (meat of a pig)
    Synonym: fläskkött
    1. thick-cut bacon or (as a generic term when a bit thicker, but usually not too thick) pork belly
      stekt fläsk med löksås
      pan-fried pork belly with onion sauce
  2. (excess) fat on a human body
    Synonym: späck

Usage notes

As a component of dishes, fläsk by itself often implies thick-cut bacon or pieces of pork belly (when too thick to be called bacon, but still not too thick). Bacon is normally reserved for thin-cut, American-style / streaky bacon. Referring to the bacon in the picture as bacon will likely confuse many native Swedish speakers, as most are bound to be unaware that bacon can be thicker in English.

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