Etymology

jambon

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Today it means: A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese. Full definition →

French jambon
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  1. French · borrowed fromjambon“ham”
  2. English todayjambon

Borrowed from French jambon (“ham”). Doublet of gammon and jamon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.