bacon
vs
eggs

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"Eggs" is a form of "egg", a noun which is often translated as "el huevo". "Bacon" is a noun which is often translated as "el tocino". Learn more about the difference between "bacon" and "eggs" below.

bacon(

bey

kihn

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. el tocino

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She ordered eggs and bacon for breakfast.Pidió huevos con tocino de desayuno.

b. la tocineta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Every Sunday I make scrambled eggs and bacon.Cada domingo hago huevos revueltos con tocineta.

c. la panceta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I fried a few strips of bacon.Freí unas lonjas de panceta.

d. el beicon

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I love the smell of frying bacon.Me encanta el olor del beicon cuando se está friendo.

e. el bacon

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He made himself a bacon sandwich.Se hizo un bocadillo de bacon.

egg(

ehg

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. el huevo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Every Easter we decorate eggs.Cada Pascua decoramos huevos.

b. el blanquillo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

She likes to eat scrambled eggs.Le gusta comer blanquillos revueltos.

2. (reproduction)

a. el óvulo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(human)

An egg donor can help an infertile woman have a baby.Una donante de óvulos puede ayudar a una mujer estéril tener un bebé.

b. el huevo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Frogs lay their eggs in water.Las ranas ponen sus huevos en el agua.

c. el blanquillo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(hen)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

A hen lays an average of six eggs per week.Una gallina pone un promedio de seis blanquillos por semana.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to throw eggs at)

a. lanzar huevos a

They are going to egg his car.Van a lanzar huevos a su carro.