fläsk

See also: flask and flæsk

Swedish

raggmunk med fläsk (sense 1.1), lingonsylt och strimlad vitkål [raggmunk [type of potato pancake] with (thick-cut) bacon (sense 1.1), lingonberry jam, and shredded white cabbage]

Etymology

From Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fläsk n

1. pork (meat of a pig)

   Synonym: fläskkött

   2. thick-cut bacon or (as a generic term when a bit thicker, but usually not too thick) pork belly

      stekt fläsk med löksås

      pan-fried pork belly with onion sauce [considered husmanskost]

2. (excess) fat on a human body

   Synonym: späck

Usage notes

As a component of dishes, fläsk by itself often implies thick-cut bacon or pieces of pork belly (when too thick to be called bacon, but still not too thick). Bacon is normally reserved for thin-cut, American-style / streaky bacon. Referring to the bacon in the picture as bacon will likely confuse many native Swedish speakers, as most are bound to be unaware that bacon can be thicker in English.

Declension

Declension of fläsk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fläsk	fläsks
	definite	fläsket	fläskets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• fläskkött
• fläska
• fläskberg
• fläskfilé (“pork tenderloin, pork fillet”)
• fläskig
• fläskkorv
• fläskkotlett (“pork chop”)
• fläskpannkaka
• nu är det kokta fläsket stekt
• rimfläsk
• sidfläsk (“pork belly”)
• stekfläsk (“thick-cut bacon (meant to be fried)”)
• bogfläsk

See also

• bacon
• skinka (“ham”)

References

• fläsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fläsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fläsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH