"jamon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jamons [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish jamón. Doublet of gammon and jambon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|jamón}} Spanish jamón, {{doublet|en|gammon|jambon}} Doublet of gammon and jambon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jamon (countable and uncountable, plural jamons)
  1. Spanish dry-cured ham Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Spanish dry-cured ham): խամոն (xamon) (Armenian), χαμόν (chamón) [neuter] (Greek), хамо́н (xamón) [masculine] (Russian), jamón [masculine] (Spanish), хамо́н (xamón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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