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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHam
/hæm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The meat from the back leg of a pig, prepared by curing, smoking, or salting.
"We had delicious honey-glazed ham for Sunday dinner." - 2
An amateur radio operator.
"My grandfather is an avid ham who communicates with people all over the world."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hamm', meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, which later evolved in Middle English to refer to the back of the thigh of an animal, particularly a pig. Historically, it came to specifically denote the cured or smoked meat from this part of the animal's leg.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ham" is said worldwide
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jambon
Transliteration: zhã-bõ
"Je voudrais un sandwich au jambon, s'il vous plaît."
Schinken
Transliteration: ˈʃɪŋkən
"Er isst gerne Schinken zum Frühstück."
prosciutto
Transliteration: proˈʃutto
"Il prosciutto italiano è famoso in tutto il mondo."
jamón
Transliteration: xaˈmon
"Comimos un bocadillo de jamón serrano."
presunto
Transliteration: pɾeˈzũtu
"Ela comprou presunto e queijo para o lanche."
सूअर का मांस
Transliteration: suar ka maans
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने सैंडविच में सूअर का मांस खाया।"
火腿
Transliteration: huǒtuǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"早餐我吃了一片火腿三明治。"
햄
Transliteration: haem
Script: 한국어 한글
"샌드위치에 햄을 넣어 주세요."
ハム
Transliteration: hamu
Script: 日本語
"朝食にハムと卵を食べました。"
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