Meanings
nounChristmas ham (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas hams)
plural Christmas hams
- countableuncountableA ham, boiled and then baked in the oven with mustard, served sliced at Christmas as one of the traditionally most important parts of the Scandinavian julbord (special Christmas-time smörgåsbord).
- countableuncountableHam prepared in various other ways in various regions at Christmas, such as stuffed ham in parts of the United States, or ham soaked in fruit juices in the Philippines.
Translations
Finnish joulukinkku
- joulukinkkuham served sliced at Christmas
Swedish julskinka
- julskinkaham served sliced at Christmas
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