spek
See also: špek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.
Noun
spek (plural spekke)
- bacon
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spek
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.
Noun
spek n or m (plural spekken, diminutive spekje n)
- (chiefly uncountable) bacon
- Hoelang moet het spek meebakken?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (confectionary, usually in the diminutive) marshmallow
- Zij is dol op spekkies.
- She is fond of marshmellows.
- Synonym: maskesvlees (Belgium)
- (derogatory, slang, historical) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War
Derived terms
- katenspek
- ontbijtspek
- spekkoper
- speklap
Related terms
- spekken (verb)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: spek
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
spek
- first-person singular present indicative of spekken
- imperative of spekken
Middle English
Noun
spek
- Alternative form of spekke
Old High German
Noun
spek m
- bacon