JAMBON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jambon mean? 

• JAMBON (noun)
  The noun JAMBON has 1 sense:

1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

  Familiarity information: JAMBON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAMBON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

gammon; ham; jambon

Hypernyms ("jambon" is a kind of...):

cut of pork (cut of meat from a hog or pig)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jambon"):

Virginia ham (a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat)

prosciutto (Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin)