What type of noun is bacon?

Answer 1

The noun 'bacon' is:

• a common noun, a word for a type of food substance; a general word for any bacon of any kind;
• an uncountable noun, a word for a substance; units of uncountable (mass) nouns are expressed using a partitive noun (or noun counter), such as 'a slab of' or 'a slice of;
• a concrete noun; a word for a word for a physical thing.

Note: The plural form of uncountable nouns for some substances (bacons) is a shortened form for 'types of' or 'kinds of'.

Answer 2

The noun 'bacon' is a common, concrete, uncountable noun; a word for a type of food, a word for a substance, a word for a thing.