noun
Macon
MAKO
noun
1
A dry red or white wine from the Mâcon region of Burgundy, France, or a similar style of wine.
"They served a chilled Mâcon with the goat cheese course."
2
Bacon made from cured mutton or lamb instead of pork.
"Some halal delis sell macon as a pork-free alternative to bacon."
How to Use Macon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a Burgundy wine named after its home town, or a pork-free bacon substitute made from mutton — two unrelated meanings that happen to share a spelling.
Word Forms
Macons plural, macons plural
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Etymology
The wine name comes from the French town of Mâcon; macon (mutton bacon) is a blend of "mutton" and "bacon."