"jam jar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒam ˌdʒɑː/ [UK] Audio: En-us-jamjar.ogg Forms: jam jars [plural], jamjar [alternative], jam-jar [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jam jar (plural jam jars)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A car. Tags: Cockney, slang Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-jam_jar-en-noun-ZEnbLwUi Disambiguation of Automobiles: 60 40
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jam, jar. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (container for jam): syltetøjsglas [neuter] (Danish), jampot (Dutch), hillopurkki (Finnish), pot de confiture [masculine] (French), barattolo della marmellata [masculine] (Italian), syltetøyglass [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), syltetøyglas [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), syltburk [common-gender] (Swedish), pot jam [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-jam_jar-en-noun-J9k2~Am3 Disambiguation of Containers: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'container for jam': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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