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Meanings of gammon in English

Portuguese
toucinho
Catalan
pernil
Spanish
jamón

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

        toucinho
        Usage of gammon in English
        1
        Put the gammon in a large saucepan and cover with cold water.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Ah, but I do understand you; and I say it is gammon.
        Framley Parsonage
        3
        I laughed and said, 'None of your gammon;' but he was dead.
        The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Son...
        4
        I cooked the gammon which I ate with some potatoes and carrots.
        A Gift from Bob
        5
        Why not dress up as Theresa May, Donald Tusk or some gammon?
        The Guardian
        6
        Place the unwrapped gammon onto the grid, and cover with the braai lid.
        The South African
        7
        Jacky Jacky said to Cosgrove: 'Plenty gammon; I must kill that black boy.'
        The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
        8
        If you say it's gammon, of course it must be so.
        Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
        9
        Piper's watchword, also, when taking up his carabine, usually was Bell gammon soldiers.
        Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume...
        10
        You needn't come here with that gammon, missis, whoever you be.
        Verner's Pride
        11
        The chairs and tables is gammon, and so is the stools and the screens.
        Orley Farm
        12
        Turn off the heat and leave the gammon in the liquid to cool completely.
        The South African
        13
        Why is it such a matter of importance to him and his gammon-faced buffoonery?
        The South African
        14
        Using a sharp knife, score the top of the gammon in a diamond pattern.
        The South African
        15
        Take a nice piece of gammon, stuff with cloves, and cover with brown sugar.
        Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
        16
        Then I can't get her to get me gammon rashers.
        Nocturne
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        Translations for gammon
        Catalan
        pernil
        Spanish
        jamón
        Gammon through the time
        Gammon across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common