gammon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
  2. noun hind portion of a side of bacon

Etymology

From Middle English *gammon, gambon, from Old French gambon (compare modern French jambon (“ham”)), from gambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ). Doublet of jambon and jamon.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ham, jambon

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