noun
gammon
Gammon (noun) means a joint of pork leg that has been lightly cured.
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A joint of pork leg that has been lightly cured.
"I bake a piece of gammon that will be served both hot and, later, as cold cuts."
— Nigel Slater, Smoked haddock, baked gammon: Nigel Slater’s winter recipes that make the most of your oven (2022)
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English *gammon, gambon, from Old French gambon (compare modern French jambon, ‘ham’), from gambe (‘leg’), from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ). A doublet of jambon and jamon.
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ham
jambon
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Rhymes for gammon
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What is the meaning of gammon?
"gammon" (noun) means a joint of pork leg that has been lightly cured.
What is another word for gammon?
Other words for "gammon" include ham, jambon.
