jamon

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noun

Spanish dry-cured ham

OriginSpanish jamón →
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Meanings

nounjamon (countable and uncountable, plural jamons)

plural jamons

  1. countableuncountableSpanish dry-cured ham

Origin

  1. Spanishjamón
  2. Englishjamon

From Spanish jamón. Doublet of gammon and jambon.

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Translations

Greek χαμόν
  • χαμόν (chamón)Spanish dry-cured ham
Russian хамо́н
  • хамо́н (xamón)Spanish dry-cured ham
Spanish jamón
  • jamónSpanish dry-cured ham
Ukrainian хамо́н
  • хамо́н (xamón)Spanish dry-cured ham

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

jamon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamon

MLA

“jamon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jamon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamon.

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