Bacons

/ˈbeɪkənz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of bacon; multiple pieces of cured and smoked meat from a pig, or multiple people named Bacon.

Etymology

Bacon comes from Old French 'bacon' referring to the meat, which derives from Germanic 'bakkon.' The plural is formed by standard English pluralization with -s.

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The food bacon and philosopher Bacon are completely unrelated words that just happen to sound the same—this is called a homonym, and it's one of English's favorite tricks to confuse people!

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