ham en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈham/ (British, Midlands, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈhæːm/ (Australia)
- /ˈhɛm/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈham] ~ [ˈhäm] (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- [ˈhɛm] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈham] (British, Midlands, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈhæm] without æ-raising
- /ˈham/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- [ˈhæːm] without æ-raising
- /ˈhæm/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈhæm] ~ [ˈham] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈheːm] ~ [ˈhɛːm] æ-raising
- [ˈheə̯m] ~ [ˈhɛə̯m] æ-raising
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm (“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Cognate with Dutch ham (“ham”), dialectal German Hamme (“hind part of the knee, ham”), dialectal Swedish ham (“the hind part of the knee”), Icelandic höm (“the ham or haunch of a horse”), Old Irish cnáim (“bone”), Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “shinbone”). Compare gammon and gam.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
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(countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
"I'll have you so your hams will stand out like horse's shanks!" de declared.
1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 165:
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(uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
a little piece of ham for the cat
She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.
2012, Audra Lilly Griffeth, A King's Daughter, →ISBN:
- (countable, uncountable) The back of the thigh of humans or certain other animals.
- (Internet, countable, informal, uncommon, uncountable) Electronic mail that is wanted; email that is not spam or junk mail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
ham band · Admiralty ham · ham-and-eggs daisy · stuffed ham · ham-handedly · Christmas ham · ham-handed · ham chin peng · butter-ham · chipped ham · Black Forest ham · ham-and-egger · dressmaker's ham · tailor's ham · ham sandwich · ham salad · chipped chopped ham · Limerick ham · ham shank · Jinhua ham · Bayonne ham · hamfat · burger · Taylor ham · ham-handedness · hambeast · pressed ham · ham wild · turkey ham · ham hock · ham and beef shop · ham steak · ham up · mutton ham · hammie · ham e-mail · hamwich · hamily · ham-sandwich · hamplanet · Spam · ham hands · Gourock ham · hamlike · ham and eggs · ham-fistedly · ham sandwich theorem · hamstring · ham exam · hamshackle · Parma ham · ham-fisted · ham barbecue · rum ham · Westphalian ham · country ham · Smithfield ham · hammy · deviled ham · hambone · devilled ham · York ham · Spanish ham
Hypernyms
food · food · meat · cut · meat
Synonyms
Translations (175)
ru о́корок (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ru хамо́н (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ast xamón (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · mi wāmu (thigh of a hog cured for food) · bg шу́нка (thigh of a hog cured for food) · vi giăm bông (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nb hombot (region back of the knee joint) · he שִׁינְקֵן (thigh of a hog cured for food) · af ham (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nv bisóodi bijáád (thigh of a hog cured for food) · eo poplito (region back of the knee joint) · hu sonka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc κωλῆ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · be вяндлі́на (thigh of a hog cured for food) · hil hamon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · et sink (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nn skinke (thigh of a hog cured for food) · xcl թամբ (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · ja 膕 (region back of the knee joint) · be вянглі́на (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc κωλῆ (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · nl ham (thigh of a hog cured for food) · war hamon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ca pernil (thigh of a hog cured for food) · es lunada (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · mn гуя (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · bcl hamon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · la perna (thigh of a hog cured for food) · lmo giambón (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc κωλήν (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · sh шу̑нка (thigh of a hog cured for food) · yi שינקע (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc κωλήν (thigh of a hog cured for food) · da hase (region back of the knee joint) · es jamón (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · gd sliasaid (back of the thigh) · ht janbon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · kk ветчина (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ga liamhás (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gl lunada (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · nb knesbot (region back of the knee joint) · sl šunka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · hy ապուխտ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ast pernil (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ca pernil (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · fi kinnerkoukku (region back of the knee joint) · pt pernil (thigh of a hog cured for food) · da knæhase (region back of the knee joint) · pl szynka (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · gd hama (thigh of a hog cured for food) · tk skin (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ja ハム (thigh of a hog cured for food) · fr jambon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ga leis (back of the thigh) · nl hesp (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ast pernil (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · gd sliasaid (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · cy ham (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gl xamón (thigh of a hog cured for food) · cmn 火腿 (thigh of a hog cured for food) · uk ву́джениця (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gl zangro (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · ru о́корок (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · ga más (back of the thigh) · ru ветчина́ (back of the thigh) · lv šķiņķis (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · ga más (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · fo svínstjógv (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ang hamm (region back of the knee joint) · nn knehase (region back of the knee joint) · pt presunto (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ja 膝窩 (region back of the knee joint) · nan-hbl 火腿 (thigh of a hog cured for food) · el χοιρομέρι (thigh of a hog cured for food) · sk šunka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mfe zanbon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · tl hamon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc κώληψ (region back of the knee joint) · uk о́кіст (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mk шунка (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ru ветчина́ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · es jamón (thigh of a hog cured for food) · lt kum̃pis (thigh of a hog cured for food) · de Schinken (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · pl szynka (back of the thigh) · ru ля́жка (region back of the knee joint) · fa-ira ژامْبون (thigh of a hog cured for food) · pl golonka (region back of the knee joint) · nl knieboog (region back of the knee joint) · es pernil (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · io poplito (region back of the knee joint) · eo ŝinko (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · hi हम (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nb skinke (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mk бут (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · gl xoga (region back of the knee joint) · pt póplite (region back of the knee joint) · lb Ham (thigh of a hog cured for food) · lv šķiņķis (thigh of a hog cured for food) · pl szynka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · kk жамбас (thigh of a hog cured for food) · yi וועטשינאַ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · id ham (thigh of a hog cured for food) · fy hokse (region back of the knee joint) · et sink (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · gl lacón (thigh of a hog cured for food) · tg ветчина (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ceb hamon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · fo knæsbót (region back of the knee joint) · az vetçina (thigh of a hog cured for food) · lij xambun (thigh of a hog cured for food) · kmr jambon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · uk о́корок (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ja 膝裏 (region back of the knee joint) · fo svínatjógv (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gl pernil (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · fi paisti (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · de Schinken (thigh of a hog cured for food) · th แฮม (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mn ташаа (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · ar هَام (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ro șuncă (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nn hombot (region back of the knee joint) · ast xamón (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ka შაშხი (thigh of a hog cured for food) · yue 火腿 (thigh of a hog cured for food) · lv gurns (region back of the knee joint) · gl xoga (back of the thigh) · gl sofraxe (region back of the knee joint) · gl bestra (back of the thigh) · lij xambon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · cs šunka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gd sliasaid (region back of the knee joint) · el ζαμπόν (thigh of a hog cured for food) · cs kýta (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · cy cig moch (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nn knesbot (region back of the knee joint) · mi hamu (thigh of a hog cured for food) · he שִׁינְקֵה (thigh of a hog cured for food) · bg бут (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · la perna (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · it prosciutto (thigh of a hog cured for food) · li sjink (thigh of a hog cured for food) · be шы́нка (thigh of a hog cured for food) · grc ἰγνύα (region back of the knee joint) · kw mordhos hogh (thigh of a hog cured for food) · de Kniekehle (region back of the knee joint) · ga ceathrú (back of the thigh) · ky ветчина (thigh of a hog cured for food) · uz goʻshti (thigh of a hog cured for food) · da skinke (thigh of a hog cured for food) · tr jambon (thigh of a hog cured for food) · is skinka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · sh šȗnka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · bg бедро́ (region back of the knee joint) · ga ceathrú (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · uk ши́нка (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mn утсан мах (thigh of a hog cured for food) · gl sofraxe (back of the thigh) · ko 햄 (thigh of a hog cured for food) · tl puwit (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · fi polvitaive (region back of the knee joint) · fi kinkku (thigh of a hog cured for food) · nb knehase (region back of the knee joint) · twf xomúnenemą (thigh of a hog cured for food) · eo ŝinko (thigh of a hog cured for food) · ru бедро́ (region back of the knee joint) · sw hemu (thigh of a hog cured for food) · sv skinka (thigh of a hog cured for food) · hy ազդրապուխտ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · mt perżuta (thigh of a hog cured for food) · hy խոզապուխտ (thigh of a hog cured for food) · uz vetchina (thigh of a hog cured for food) · la petasō (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) · el ιγνύς (back of the thigh)