perna

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.
2. (declension-1, feminine) A thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon.
3. (declension-1, feminine) a kind of mussel

Concepts

ham

leg

🦵

panini

Synonyms

crus

🦵

crūs

Translations

ζαμπόν

Schinken

jambon

prosciutto

pernil

jamón

jambon

لحم خنزير

ham

jambon

cambajon

presunto

pernil

cabotin

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɛr.na]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *persnā, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτέρνη (ptérnē), Sanskrit पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna, “heel”), Persian پاشنه (pâšne, “heel”).