μπέικον
béikonneuter
The Greek word for bacon is μπέικον (béikon).
μπέικον refers to a cut of meat, specifically bacon.
Meaning: cut of meat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a neuter noun.
How do you pronounce it?
béikon
Did you know?
- Because μπέικον is a transliteration of the English word, it is almost exclusively used to describe Western-style breakfast meat rather than traditional Greek cured meats.
- The 'b' sound in μπέικον is actually a combination of two letters, μπ, which visually looks like a 'm' and a 'p' joined together.
- Because μπέικον is a loanword, it doesn't have a traditional Greek root related to the word for 'pig' or 'meat'.
Examples in context
- Σ' αρέσει το καναδέζικο μπέικον;Do you like Canadian bacon?This sentence is useful for asking if someone likes Canadian bacon using μπέικον.Tatoeba #5524148 by Zeus, translation #3775597 by Hybrid
- Το μπέικον είναι πολύ αλμυρό.To mpeikon einai poly almuro.The bacon is very salty.
- Πρέπει να αγοράσουμε λίγο μπέικον.Prepei na agorasoume ligo mpeikon.We need to buy some bacon.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to eat for breakfast.
- Ελένη EleniΓιώργο, θέλεις μπέικον για πρωινό;Giórgo, thélis mbéikon gia protinó?Giorgos, do you want bacon for breakfast?
- Γιώργος GiorgosΝαι, πολύ το θέλω!Nai, polý to thélo!Yes, I really want some!
- Ελένη EleniΤότε θα ψήσω λίγο μπέικον τώρα.Tóte tha psýso lígo mbéikon tóra.Then I will fry some bacon now.
- Γιώργος GiorgosΕυχαριστώ, Ελένη!Efcharistó, Eléni!Thank you, Eleni!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bacon” translations and entries μπέικον, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
