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Canadian bacon

[ kuh-ney-dee-uhn bey-kuhn ]

noun

  1. relatively lean bacon cut from the loin: in Canada, usually coated with peameal or cornmeal.


Canadian bacon

noun

  1. the US name for back bacon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Canadian bacon1

First recorded in 1935–40

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