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Asturian
Etymology
From Spanish jamón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaˈmon/,
- Rhymes: -on
- Hyphenation: xa‧món
Noun
xamón m (plural xamones)
- ham
Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from French jambon, perhaps through Spanish jamón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaˈmoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: xa‧món
Noun
xamón m (plural xamóns)
- ham
- Synonym: pernil
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xamón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xamón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xamón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN