Etymology

spanspek

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Today it means: A cantaloupe. Full definition →

Afrikaans spanspek
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromspanspek
  2. English todayspanspek

Borrowed from Afrikaans spanspek, literally “Spanish bacon”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.