macon

See also: Macon, Mâcon, maçon, and Macoń

English

Etymology

Blend of mutton +‎ bacon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪkən/

Noun

macon (uncountable)

Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.

Anagrams

Coman, ancom

Esperanto

Noun

macon

accusative singular of maco

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Verb

macon

to make
to cause

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Middle Dutch: māken
- Dutch: maken
  - Afrikaans: maak
- Limburgish: make
- → Picard Old French: makier, maquier
  - → Middle French: maquier, macquiller
    - French: maquiller
      - → Dutch: maquilleren
      - → Spanish: maquillar
      - → Portuguese: maquilhar

Further reading

“makon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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