Meaning & use
macon
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Cured meat made from mutton or lamb, prepared and smoked in the style of bacon.
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The farm shop sold macon alongside traditional pork bacon for customers avoiding pork.
Some historical recipes call for macon instead of bacon when pork is unavailable.
A note on using this word
Macon is a niche, largely historical term and should not be confused with the French city of Macon or the U.S. city of Macon, Georgia.
Words with a similar meaning
mutton bacon
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