jamón serrano
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “mountain ham”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˌmon seˈrano/ [xaˌmõn seˈra.no]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Syllabification: ja‧món se‧rra‧no
Noun
jamón serrano m (plural jamones serranos)
- a type of dry-cured ham from Spain, made from non-Iberian breeds of pig
- Coordinate terms: jamón ibérico, jamón york
Further reading
- “jamón serrano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024