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ham.

ham (cured pork from the thigh of a swine)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɑm/
  1. ham (cured pork from the thigh of a swine)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Dutch hamme, from Old Dutch *hama, from Proto-Germanic *hammō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).

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