pernil

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese pernil, from perna +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

Noun

pernil m (plural pernils)

  1. ham of pork

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1707. From perna (“leg”) +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

Noun

pernil m (plural pernís)

  1. ham (meat from the thigh of quadrupeds)
    Synonyms: xamón, lacón
    • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:
      Afonso:
      Pond'a messa, Cathaliña.
      Christobo:
      Sacad'essa bota, Irena.
      Alberte:
      Sacà, Marta, esse pernil.
      Cathaliña:
      Homes tende pouca pressa,
      que para todo ay bagar.
      Afonso:
      "Set the table, Cathaliña."
      Christobo:
      "Bring out that wineskin, Irena."
      Alberte:
      "Bring out, Marta, that ham."
      Cathaliña:
      "Men, be in little hurry,
      there is a time for everything."

References

  • “pernil” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • “pernil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “perni” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pernil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pernil” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pernil” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural pernis)

  1. meat from the thigh of quadrupeds

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”) with the suffix -il indicating parts of the body.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾˈnil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural perniles)

  1. ham leg of pork
    Synonym: nalgada
  2. (Chile) knuckle of pork
  3. (Venezuela) dish made out of ham leg
  4. (Colombia) chicken thigh and leg

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