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skinka.

ham

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²xɪŋˌka/Sweden/²ʂɪŋˌka/Sweden/ˈʃiŋkɑ/Finland

  1. ham

    common-gender
    Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg
    en skinkmacka

  2. a buttock

    common-gender
    Min vänstra skinka gör ont
Where this word comes from

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with English skink and Icelandic skinka.

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