spek
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
spek (plural spekke)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
spek n or m (plural spekken, diminutive spekje n)
- (chiefly uncountable) bacon
- Hoelang moet het spek meebakken?
- For how long does the bacon need to be baked?
- (confectionary, usually in the diminutive) marshmallow
- Synonym: (Belgium) maskesvlees
- Zij is dol op spekjes.
- She is fond of marshmallows.
- (derogatory, slang, historical) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War
Derived terms edit
-general:
-types of bacon:
-turns of phrase:
Related terms edit
- spekken (verb)
Descendants edit
- 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 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
spek
- inflection of spekken:
Middle English edit
Noun edit
spek
- Alternative form of spekke
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.
Noun edit
spek m