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Canadian bacon

Canadian bacon noun: cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.

canadian bacon: cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions
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Noun

Canadian bacon (uncountable)

  1. (US) Cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.
    • Near-synonyms: back bacon, Irish bacon
  2. (humorous, uncommon) Canadian police officers.

Synonyms of Canadian bacon

Origin of Canadian bacon

From Canadian + bacon; so named because the product was first imported to the United States from Canada.

Questions about Canadian bacon

What does Canadian bacon mean?
Canadian bacon means cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.
What part of speech is Canadian bacon?
Canadian bacon is a noun.

Words near Canadian bacon in the dictionary

  1. Canadia
  2. Canadian
  3. Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
  4. Canadian Arctic Archipelago
  5. Canadian as maple syrup
  6. Canadian bacon
  7. Canadian Ballet
  8. Canadian beaver
  9. Canadian beavers
  10. Canadian burnet
  11. Canadian canoe

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