jamón

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Etymology

Borrowed from French jambon, an augmentative of jambe (“leg”). In this sense, displaced earlier pernil. Cognate with English gammon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈmon/
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  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ja‧món

Noun

jamón m (plural jamones)

  1. ham (the thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat)
  2. ham, gammon (meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food)

Usage notes

In Spanish, "jamón" is the generic word for any kind of ham, but the word borrowed into English is only used to refer to Spanish dry-cured hams.

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