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bacon and eggs

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A dish consisting of bacon and (usually fried) eggs, usually eaten for breakfast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The common birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A toxic plant of Australia, of species Gastrolobium capitatum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dish

5

noun

Meaning 5

European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, Lotus corniculatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 培根雞蛋 /培根鸡蛋 (péigēn jīdàn) — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Finnish: pekonia ja munia — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Finnish: munia ja pekonia — dish of bacon and eggs
  • French: œufs au bacon — dish of bacon and eggs
  • German: Eier mit Speck — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Italian: uova e pancetta — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Japanese: ベーコンエッグ (bēkon eggu) — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Korean: 베이컨에그 (beikeonegeu) — dish of bacon and eggs
  • Russian: яи́чница с беко́ном (jaíčnica s bekónom) — dish of bacon and eggs