Canadian bacon
Cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallionsCured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.
Meaning
2 senses(US, uncountable)Cured pork made only from the loin, with no belly meat, and sold in lean medallions.
Near-synonyms: back bacon, Irish bacon
from a boned strip of cured loin
(humorous, uncommon, uncountable)Canadian police officers.
Origin
From Canadian + bacon; so named because the product was first imported to the United StateFrom Canadian + bacon; so named because the product was first imported to the United States from Canada.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable