Bayonne ham

noun

An air-dried salted ham that takes its name from the French city of Bayonne.

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Meanings

nounBayonne ham (plural Bayonne hams)

plural Bayonne hams

  1. An air-dried salted ham that takes its name from the French city of Bayonne.

    In reality, true nature is as difficult to be met with in authors, as the Bayonne ham, or Bologna sausage, is to be found in the shops.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Translations

Norwegian bayonneskinke
  • bayonneskinkean air dried salted ham that takes its name from the French city of Bayonne
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APA

Bayonne ham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayonne%20ham

MLA

“Bayonne ham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayonne%20ham. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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