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Speck
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speck
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from the noun de Speck bacon.
As an English surname, variant of en Speake, and perhaps a variant of en Peck with an initial -s.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Speck is the 5521st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6297 individuals. Speck is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en cekps pecks
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh spec, from bar goh spek, from bar gmw-pro *spik, from bar gem-pro *spiką. Cognate with de Speck, ang spic (whence en speck).
Pronunciation
bar /ˈʃb̥eːɡ̊/
bar /ˈʃb̥ɛkx/ Southern
bar eːɡ̊
Noun
m
bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
bar colloquial adipose tissue, bodyfat
German
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Etymology
From de gmh spec, from de goh spek, from de gmw-pro *spik, from de gem-pro *spiką. Cognate with ang spic (whence en speck).
Pronunciation
de /ʃpɛk/
de De-Speck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
de Speck ist reich an Fett. Bacon is rich in fat.
de colloquial adipose tissue, bodyfat
Declension
m,(e)s
Hyponyms
pork product
de Bauchspeck Frühstücksspeck Grüner Speck Kübelspeck Paprikaspeck Rückenspeck Schinkenspeck Südtiroler Speck Walliser Trockenspeck
bodyfatde Babyspeck Kummerspeck Winterspeck
Derived terms
de abspecken Speckdäne Speckgewicht speckig Speckkäfer Speckknödel Speckkuchen Specklagen Specksauce Speckstein Walspeck wie die Made im Speck leben
Descendants
it speck 1
csb szpiek 1
cs špek 1
pl szpik 1
Further reading
de Meats
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh spëc, from hrx goh spek, from hrx gmw-pro *spik.
Pronunciation
hrx /ʃpek/
Noun
m Speck
fat
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gem-pro 1
From lb gmh spëc, from lb goh spek, from lb gmw-pro *spik.
Cognate with de Speck, nl spek, en speck, is spik.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃpæk/
Noun
m
bacon
lb Meats