tocino
Mexico, standard
In Mexico bacon is tocino. For the smoked kind, people say tocino ahumado, and in Spain you would see bacon or beicon instead.
Meaning: cured pork meat in strips (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| tocino | Mexico, standard |
| tocino ahumado | smoked bacon |
The word appears in many dishes: huevos con tocino, hamburguesa con tocino and the Mexican tacos de tocino. In shops it is sold by the pack as tocino rebanado.
Which one should you use?
In some parts of Latin America tocino can also refer to fatty salted pork without meat, but in Mexican shops it normally means the strips you fry.
How does it change in a sentence?
Tocino is masculine: el tocino. The plural is los tocinos, though in a recipe the singular covers the whole food.
Did you know?
- Mexican tocino is the same word that means "lard" or "pork fat" in much of the Spanish-speaking world.
Examples in context
- Quiero huevos con tocino.I want eggs with bacon.
- El tocino está muy crujiente.The bacon is very crispy.
- Compra tocino para el desayuno.Buy bacon for breakfast.
Example conversation
Father Rubén cooks breakfast with his daughter Ximena in Chihuahua.
- XimenaPapá, ¿ya pusiste el tocino?Dad, did you put the bacon on?
- RubénSí, ya casi está.Yes, it is almost ready.
- XimenaMe gusta bien crujiente.I like it very crispy.
- RubénYa lo sé, déjame un minuto.I know, give me a minute.
