jamón
See also: jamon
Spanish
Etymology
From French jambon, an augmentative of jambe (“leg”). In this sense, displaced earlier pernil. Cognate with English gammon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈmon/ [xaˈmõn]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ja‧món
Noun
jamón m (plural jamones)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “jamón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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