spek

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.

Pronunciation

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Noun

spek (plural spekke)

  1. bacon

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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).

Noun

spek n or m (plural spekken, diminutive spekje n)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) bacon
    Hoelang moet het spek meebakken?
    For how long does the bacon need to be baked?
  2. (confectionary, usually in the diminutive) marshmallow
    Synonym: (Belgium) maskesvlees
    Zij is dol op spekjes.
    She is fond of marshmallows.
  3. (derogatory, slang, historical) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War
Derived terms

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-types of bacon:

-turns of phrase:

Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: spek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: speki (from the diminutive)
  • Jersey Dutch: späk
  • Negerhollands: spek
  • → Indonesian: spek
  • → Manado Malay: spet
  • → Papiamentu: spèki, spekki
  • → Sranan Tongo: speki, spèk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spek

  1. inflection of spekken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English

Noun

spek

  1. Alternative form of spekke

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.

Noun

spek m

  1. bacon

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