Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jamon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ja-mon
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spanish dry-cured ham

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish jamón. Doublet of gammon and jambon.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: jamón

Usage

Inflected Forms

jamons (plural)

Questions

What does jamon mean?: Spanish dry-cured ham
Where does jamon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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