What is another word for jambon?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈambən] (IPA)

Jambon is a French word that translates to ham in English. However, there are various synonyms for jambon that can be used interchangeably. Some of the most common synonyms include prosciutto, bacon, gammon, pancetta, and speck. Prosciutto is a dry-cured Italian ham that is similar to jambon. Bacon is a cured meat made from pork that can be used as a substitute for jambon in many recipes. Gammon is a British term for ham that is typically sold in joint form. Pancetta is an Italian bacon that is used in pasta dishes and salads. Speck is a smoked ham that is commonly used in cuisines from the Alpine regions of Italy.

Synonyms for Jambon:

What are the hypernyms for Jambon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    ham, cured meat, cured ham, pork product.

Usage examples for Jambon

Even pilgrims must eat and drink and sleep, and shortly after the chapel was built there rose up at its feet, in a sheltered nook, a little house, a chapel-of-ease in the sense that here was sold wine of the country, cheese of the district, and jambon reputed to come across the seas from distant "Yorck."
"Faces and Places"
Henry William Lucy
They had no notion, not they, of admiring barren crags and precipices, where even the Lord would lose his way, as a coarse lubber decorated with stars and orders very ingeniously observed to me; nor could they form the least conception of any pleasure there was in climbing like a goat amongst the cliffs, and then diving into woods and recesses where the sun had never penetrated; where there were neither card-tables prepared nor sideboards garnished; no jambon de Mayence in waiting; no supply of pipes, nor any of the commonest delights, to be met with in the commonest taverns.
"Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents"
William Beckford
And there we were, the only Americans in the house, with just enough French to order "des oeufs" and coffee "au lait" and "ros bif and jambon and pain" and to ask how much and then make them say it slowly and stick the sum up on their fingers.
"The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me"
William Allen White

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