speķis

Borrowed from Middle Low German speck, or from Middle Dutch speck (cf. German Speck, Dutch spek), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]

• IPA^(key): [spɛcis]

speķis m (2nd declension)

1. bacon, lard (subcutaneous fat layer on a pig; slice of pork containing such fat)

   muguras, sānu, vēdera speķis ― back, side, belly bacon

   biezs, plāns speķis ― thick, thin bacon

   žāvēts, sālīts, sacepts speķis ― dried, salted, fried bacon

   uzcept speķa šķēli ― to fry a slice of bacon

   speķa pīrāgs, rausis ― bacon pie, cake

   viņam garšo vēršacs ar speķi, speķis var būt ar liesumu vai viens vienīgs treknums, vienalga ― he liked fried eggs with bacon, the bacon could be lean or very rich, no difference