шпик
rare #28464
nounanimateuncountable
- 1.
salted pork fat, bacon fat, lard (in slices)cooking
Она́ нарезала шпик то́нкими ло́мтиками.
She sliced the bacon fat thinly.
Culinary term; the firm back fat of pork, salted or smoked.
- 2.
sleuth, plainclothes detective, police spy, informer
За ним по у́лице шёл шпик.
A plainclothes agent was following him down the street.
Colloquial and derogatory; typical of Soviet-era usage.
Examples
За домом следил незнакомый шпик.
An unfamiliar plainclothes police officer was watching the house.
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | шпи́к | шпики́ |
| Gen.Genitive | шпика́ | шпико́в |
| Dat.Dative | шпику́ | шпика́м |
| Acc.Accusative | шпика́ | шпико́в |
| Inst.Instrumental | шпико́м | шпика́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | шпике́ | шпика́х |
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