tocino

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noun

sweetened and cured pork belly

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Meanings

nountocino (uncountable)
  1. Philippinesuncountablesweetened and cured pork belly

Origin

  1. Spanishtocino
  2. Englishtocino

Borrowed from Spanish tocino (literally “bacon”).

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APA

tocino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tocino

MLA

“tocino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tocino. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tocino,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tocino.

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