jamón
/xaˈmon/ · B2 · noun · m
ham
🍖🐖 Say it ha-MON: ham on the bone. The j is a throaty h
The Spanish j is a throaty h, so jamón sounds like ham-on. It came from French jambon, from jambe (leg), because a jamón is a cured pig's leg.
/xaˈmon/ · B2 · noun · m
ham
🍖🐖 Say it ha-MON: ham on the bone. The j is a throaty h
The Spanish j is a throaty h, so jamón sounds like ham-on. It came from French jambon, from jambe (leg), because a jamón is a cured pig's leg.