jamón

m.

ham, gammon.

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jamón

► nombre masculino

1 (curado) cured ham; (pata del cerdo) leg of ham

2 familiar (muslo) thigh

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar jamón familiar to be a hunk

¡y un jamón (con chorreras)! familiar you should be so lucky!, you must be joking!

jamón de jabugo cured ham

jamón de York boiled ham

jamón en dulce boiled ham

jamón serrano cured ham

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noun m.

ham

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1. SM

1) [de cerdo] ham

- ¡y un jamón!

jamón cocido — boiled ham

jamón crudo — Arg, Uru cured ham

jamón de pata negra — type of top-quality Parma ham made from a special breed of pig that has black legs

jamón dulce — boiled ham

jamón serrano — ≈ Parma ham

jamón (de) York — boiled ham

2) * [de persona] thigh, ham *

3) Caribe (=ganga) bargain

4) Caribe (=conflicto) difficulty

2.

ADJ * [persona] dishy *

un plato que está jamón — a delicious meal

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masculino

1) (Coc) ham

y un jamón (con chorreras)! — (fam)

dice que tiene 30 años - y un jamón (con chorreras)! — she says she's 30 - come off it! (colloq)

- jamón crudo or serrano

2) (fam & hum) (muslo) thigh

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masculino

1) (Coc) ham

y un jamón (con chorreras)! — (fam)

dice que tiene 30 años - y un jamón (con chorreras)! — she says she's 30 - come off it! (colloq)

- jamón crudo or serrano

2) (fam & hum) (muslo) thigh

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jamón¹

¹ = ham.

Ex: The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State.

* jamón ahumado = smoked ham.

* jamón cocido = boiled ham.

* jamón curado = cured ham.

* jamón serrano = cured ham.

* jamón serrano de Parma = Parma ham.

* jamón york = boiled ham.

jamón²

² = dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.

Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

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jamón

masculine

A (Coc) ham

¡y un jamón (con chorreras)! (fam): dice que tiene 30 años — ¡y un jamón (con chorreras)! she says she's 30 — come off it! o (BrE) pull the other one! (colloq)

Compuestos:

● jamón cocido

ham, cooked ham

● jamón crudo

≈ Parma ham

● jamón (de) York

ham, cooked ham

● jamón (en) dulce

ham, cooked ham

● jamón inglés

(Chi, Per) ham, cooked ham

● jamón serrano

(Esp) ≈ Parma ham

B (fam hum) (muslo) thigh

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jamón sustantivo masculino (Coc) ham;

◊ jamón serrano ≈ Parma ham

jamón sustantivo masculino ham
jamón de York/serrano, boiled/ cured ham

'jamón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chorrear
- clase
- grasa
- ración
- taco
- temblar
- ahumar
- curado
- curar
English:
gammon
- ham
- slice
- try

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jamón nm

1. [embutido] ham;

Comp

Esp Fam

¡y un jamón (con chorreras)! you've got to be joking!, not on your life!;

Comp

Esp Fam

estar jamón to be dishy

Comp

jamón dulce (boiled) ham;

jamón ibérico = type of cured ham, similar to Parma ham;

jamón de pata negra = type of top-quality cured ham, similar to Parma ham;

jamón serrano = cured ham, similar to Parma ham;

jamón (de) York (boiled) ham

2. Carib Fam [ganga] snip, bargain

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jamón

m ham;

¡y un jamón! fam (¡no!) no way! fam ; (¡bromeas!) come off it! fam

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jamón nm, pl jamones : ham

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jamón n ham

jamón de York boiled ham

jamón serrano cured ham