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ветчина́ — meaning in English

vetchina

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English meaning

  • bacon noun Cured, often smoked meat cut from the back or belly of a pig, typically sliced thin and fried crisp.
  • ham noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
  • prosciutto noun A dry-cured Italian ham, typically sliced very thin and served uncooked.

Senses

ветчина́ is used for these senses in English:

  • bacon Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
  • ham (countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
  • ham (uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
  • ham The back of the thigh of humans or certain other animals.
  • prosciutto A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

ham — full definition

  1. noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
  2. noun An amateur radio operator.
  3. noun An actor or performer who overacts.
  4. verb To overact or perform with exaggerated emotion.

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