macon

== English == === Etymology 1 === Named after French Mâcon, due to the West German team's highly successful performance at the 1959 European Rowing Championships which took place there; attributed in part to their use of macon blades. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmækɒn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmækɑn/ ==== Noun ==== macon (plural macons) (rowing) A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face. === Etymology 2 === Blend of mutton +‎ bacon. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.kən/ ==== Noun ==== macon (uncountable) Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton. === Anagrams === Coman, ancom == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat͡son/ Rhymes: -at͡son Syllabification: ma‧con === Noun === macon accusative singular of maco == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *makōn. === Verb === macon to make to cause ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: mākenDutch: makenAfrikaans: maakJavindo: makenJersey Dutch: mākeNegerhollands: mak, maakSkepi Creole Dutch: makLimburgish: make→ Picard Old French: makier, maquier→ Middle French: maquier, macquillerFrench: maquillerMauritian Creole: makiye→ Catalan: maquillar→ Dutch: maquilleren→ Spanish: maquillar→ Portuguese: maquilhar, maquiar (Brazil)→ Romanian: machia ==== Further reading ==== “makon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Welsh == === Alternative forms === bacon === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly cognate with magu (“to rear, to raise, to nuture”), or from earlier *bac, derived from Latin bāca (“berry, olive”). If from Latin, the /m/ would be a backformation from the soft-mutated form facon, cf. mantais (“advantage”), melfaréd (“velveret”), melfed (“velvet”), mentr (“venture”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmakɔn/ Rhymes: -akɔn === Noun === macon (plural, singular maconen f) berries Synonym: aeron === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “macon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies