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jamón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ham noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.

Senses

jamón is used for these senses in English:

  • ham (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  • 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.
  • jamon Spanish dry-cured ham

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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