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gammon

Gammon (noun) means a cut of quick-cured pork leg.

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A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
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Etymology

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). Doublet of jambon and jamon.

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"gammon" (noun) means a cut of quick-cured pork leg.

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