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Canadian bacon

noun

Etymology

From Canadian + bacon; so named because the product was first imported to the United States from Canada.

  1. derived from *bʰeg-✻
  2. derived from *bakô✻
  3. derived from *bakō✻
  4. inherited from bacoun
  5. compounded as canadian bacon — “Canadian + bacon”

Definitions

  1. Cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.

    • Near-synonyms: back bacon, Irish bacon

  2. Canadian police officers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA