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JAMBON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

Synonyms:

gammon; ham; jambon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("jambon" is a kind of...):

cut of pork (cut of meat from a hog or pig)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jambon"):

Virginia ham (a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat)

prosciutto (Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin)

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