ham

The word “ham” means meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating. In plain terms, most often the cured pork you eat, but also slang for an amateur radio enthusiast or a show-off performer.

“Ham” is pronounced HAM (/ˈhæm/ in IPA).

Here is “ham” used in a sentence: “She made a sandwich with ham and mustard.”

Depending on how it is used, “ham” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “ham” comes from Old English. From Old English hamm, originally meaning the back of the knee, later extended to the thigh and then to the cured meat from it.

“Ham” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Ham” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.

Both come from the hind leg or thigh of a pig, but ham is sold cured and ready to eat, whether cold or reheated. Gammon is the same cut but is sold raw or lightly cured and must be cooked before serving.

Pork is the general term for any fresh meat from a pig. Ham refers specifically to meat from the thigh, and it is usually cured or cooked rather than sold raw.

Ham is cut from the thigh of the pig, while bacon comes from the belly or back. Ham is typically served as a whole or sliced meat, whereas bacon is cut into thin strips and fried.