jamón
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el jamón(
hah
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mohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
Me comí un sándwich de jamón en la escuela en el almuerzo.I ate a ham sandwich at school at lunchtime.
2. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. thigh
Se me clavó algo en el jamón cuando me senté en esa vieja banca.I got something stuck in my thigh when I sat on that old bench.
3. (pejorative) (unmarried person) (Puerto Rico)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. confirmed bachelor (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Mi tío no está casado ni tiene hijos. Es un jamón.My uncle is not married and he doesn't have children. He's a confirmed bachelor.
b. spinster (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Las monjas no son jamones. Ellas eligen voluntariamente el celibato.Nuns are not spinsters. They voluntarily choose celibacy.
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