| NOUN | food | bacon | back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Bacon, Roger Bacon | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation | |
| person | Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans | English statesman and philosopher |
| Sounds | bey'kahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | bacon rind | The rind of bacon |
| Narrower | Canadian bacon | From a boned strip of cured loin |
| bacon strip | A slice of bacon | |
| flitch, side of bacon | salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork | |
| gammon | hind portion of a side of bacon | |
| Broader | cut of pork | cut of meat from a hog or pig |
| Spanish | bacon, bacón, beicon, lardo, panceta, tocino | |
| Catalan | bacó, cansalada | |
| Meaning | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Roger Bacon | |
| Instance of | monk, monastic | A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work |
| scientist | A person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | |
| Spanish | Roger Bacon | |
| Catalan | Roger Bacon | |
| Meaning | English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans | |
| Instance of | philosopher | A specialist in philosophy |
| statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | |
| Spanish | Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon | |
| Catalan | Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon | |
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