noun — 3 senses
UK /ˈmækɒn/ · US /ˈmækɑn/
Etymology 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.
UK /ˈmakɒ̃/ · US /mɑˈkɔn/
Etymology An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).
A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.
/ˈmeɪ.kən/
Etymology Blend of mutton + bacon.
Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for macon and Macon.