gammon

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Verb

To cure bacon by salting.

Verb

1. (dialectal) To joke, kid around, play.
2. To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).

Verb

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Verb

To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

Adj

Fake, pretend; bullshit.

Concepts

jambon

tromperie

jambon fumé

lard fumé

Synonymes

ham

jambon

humbug

backgammon

hoax

leg of veal

circumvention

deceit

deceive

deception

delusion

eloquence

fake

fallacy

fraud

guile

gyp

chatter

beguilement

bilk

imposition

imposture

leg of mutton

jiggery pokery

lie

nonsense

rubbish

sham

spoof

swindle

swindling

talk

🗣️

trick

trickery

humbuggery

cheat

checkers

Traductions

aldatma

aldatmak

prosciutto affumicato

toucinho

🥓

jamón

tavla

onzin

فخذ الخنزير

pernil

embuste

boş laf

boş laf etmek

domuz etini tütsulemek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡæmən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais:

Appartenant à français: jambon

In summary

From Middle English *gammon, gambon, from Old French gambon (compare modern French jambon (“ham”)), from gambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ). Doublet of jambon and jamon.