How to Say “Bacon” in Jamaican

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biekis
The Jamaican word for bacon is biekis.
biekis refers to a cut of meat.
Meaning: cut of meat (noun)

Did you know?

  • In Jamaican cuisine, salted meats like biekis or salt pork are often boiled to remove excess salt before being fried, a step rarely taken with English bacon.
  • While biekis is the term used, in many Jamaican kitchens, the word 'saltfish' is often more culturally significant to breakfast than 'bacon'.
  • The term biekis is used primarily in Patois, while official government documents or menus in Jamaica will still use the English 'bacon'.

Example conversation

Shanice and Damion are preparing breakfast together.

  1. Shanice

    Damion, yuh buy di biekis yet?
    Damion, did you buy the bacon yet?
  2. Damion

    Yeah, it deh inna di fridge.
    Yes, it is in the fridge.
  3. Shanice

    Cool, mi a go fry some biekis.
    Cool, I am going to fry some bacon.
  4. Damion

    Make sure it crisp up nice.
    Make sure it gets nicely crisp.
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