gammon

Reikšmė

Noun

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Verb

To cure bacon by salting.

Verb

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

Pretending; joking.

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈɡæmən/

Etimologija

From Middle English [Term?], 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.