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I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.
Paul O'Grady

Meaning of "gammon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAMMON

From Old Northern French gambon, from gambe leg.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAMMON

gammon  [ˈɡæmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMMON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gammon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAMMON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gammon in the English dictionary

The definition of gammon in the dictionary is a cured or smoked ham. Other definition of gammon is the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAMMON


Ammon
ˈæmən
backgammon
ˈbækˌɡæmən
batman
ˈbætmən
caman
ˈkæmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
chairman
ˈtʃɛəmən
common
ˈkɒmən
daman
ˈdæmən
german
ˈdʒɜːmən
Hoffman
ˈhɒfmən
human
ˈhjuːmən
lemon
ˈlɛmən
mammon
ˈmæmən
roman
ˈrəʊmən
salmon
ˈsæmən
shaman
ˈʃæmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
Solomon
ˈsɒləmən
woman
ˈwʊmən
Yemen
ˈjɛmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMMON

gamma stock
gamma-aminobutyric acid
gamma-carotene
gamma-ray astronomy
gamma-ray burst
gamma-ray burster
gammadia
gammadion
gammat
gamme
gammed
gammer
gammerstang
gammier
gammiest
gamming
gammock
gammon steak
gammoner
gammy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMMON

discommon
Greenham Common
in common
Japanese persimmon
persimmon
psammon
Rabbath Ammon
resummon
Roscommon
summon
tenant in common
uncommon

Synonyms and antonyms of gammon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gammon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMMON

Find out the translation of gammon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gammon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gammon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

金门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gammon
570 millions of speakers

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gammon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैमन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окорок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gammon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দম্ভোক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jambon fumé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gammon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schinken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガモン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

훈제 햄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gammon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फसवेगिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aldatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prosciutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

baleron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gammon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τάβλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gammon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gammon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMMON»

The term «gammon» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMMON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gammon

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QUOTES WITH «GAMMON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gammon.
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Paul O'Grady
I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMMON»

Discover the use of gammon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gammon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unlovable
Seventeen year-old Maggie Brown is the poster child for Heroin Chic, complete with jutting bones and dark-ringed eyes.
Sherry Gammon, 2011
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Key Stage 3 Mathematics: A Guide for Teachers
An essential file to support teachers and heads of department by bringing together all the recent developments and issues of concern in Key Stage 3 mathematics.
Annie Gammon, 2002
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HERITAGE SPORT TOURISM - GAMMON: Sporting Pasts – Tourist ...
Sporting Pasts – Tourist Futures Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw. sport tourism remains an intriguing and illuminating area of study, but to house all elements related to sports-related heritage beneath its roof is misleading. Heritage, on the ...
Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw, 2013
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Mr. Hoyle's Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess and ...
Two Fives, to be brought over from the five ' Men placed in your Adversary's Tables, and to be put on the Trois-Point in your own Tables, for a Gammon, or sor a Hit. 1 VII. Size Ace, you are to take your Barr-Point, for a. Gammon, or for a Hit. VIII.
Edmond Hoyle, 1750
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SONAS Concepts, Architecture, and Planning Guide
The Melbourne team develop a special capability called Ruby, the Hursley team develop Xenon, and the Mumbai team develop Gammon. These modules are used in the projects Ultima, Sands, and Pumas. Each team also requires access to ...
Mary Lovelace, Jichan Chong, Marcos Figueiredo Jr, 2012
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Works of Samuel Warren: Ten thousand a-year (new ed. 1871)
though I'm sure you'll always bear me out in saying how very unwilling I was to take advantage of the villany of that miscreant Steg— hem " " Gammon, Gammon, you're always harking back to that — I'm tired of hearing on't ! " interrupted Quirk ...
Samuel Warren, 1854
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Ten thousand a-year [by S. Warren]. By S. Warren
He imagined for a few minutes that Lord Dreddlington had been pumping Titmouse ; had learned from him his position with respect to Gammon, in particular ; and had injected distrust and suspicion into the mind of Titmouse, concerning him.
Samuel Warren, 1845
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
He was so dreadfully disconcerted by this occurrence, that instead of going on to Court, where he would have heard Mr Gammon's rule for a new trial refused, he retraced his steps homeward, and arrived at the office just as a clerk was ...
‎1841
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
sistance which Gammon had rendered the Earl on the occasion of their first meeting at dinner, had not been forgotten by his lordship, but had served to take off the edge from his preconceived contemptuous dislike for him. Gammon steadily ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1841
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
gammon, v.i. To talk, esp. plausibly:—1789.—2. (V.i. and t) To pretend: from ca. 1810.—3. Humbug or hoax; tell deceitful or extravagant stories to; deceive merrily or with lies or fibs; flatter shamelessly: from ca. 1810. Likewise in Vaux.
Eric Partridge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMMON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gammon is used in the context of the following news items.
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New book revisits the making of 'Major League' | HeraldNet.com …
The Columbus, Ohio-based sportswriter was at the game in 2010 the day after the death of James Gammon, who played Indians manager Lou ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
2
L'Incroyable Hulk | Jeremy Allen - Huffington Post
HULK SMASH DAVID CAMERON IN GAMMON KISSER." You had to be there, or rather you're probably glad you weren't. As bleak as things ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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St. Andrews Brings Its A-Game - Golf Digest
On my trips to Tesco, where I navigated products like blood sausage, gammon and goat's milk (whose label was a hue dangerously similar to normal bovine 2 ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
4
How gammon and rabbits became election issues
Rather surprisingly, the issue of rabbit-shooting came to the fore in the tumultuous North Riding Parliamentary election. The two Conservative candidates – the ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
5
Thousands gather on Grandfather Mountain for 2015 Highland …
Flora MacDonald Gammon, whose uncle co-founded the games, said being beneath Grandfather Mountain reminds her of the homeland. «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
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Vehicle hydroplanes, crashes north of Cabool | News …
Cpl. Curtis Haden said a 1997 Lincoln Towncar driven northbound by Tracie L Gammon, 34, of Houston, ran off the right side of the roadway, ... «Houston Herald, Jul 15»
7
Levitate Music and Arts Festival returns for a third year
We caught up with Sarah Gammon, who works at the shop and helped organize the event, about what to expect at this year's festival. What to ... «Wicked Local Marshfield, Jul 15»
8
What it's like to be the lone left-winger in a right-wing family
My grandma thinks Cameron's a charming, intelligent young man. I think he's a slippery, gammon-faced Putin-lite. by Jessica Brown Published ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Ex-Rockingham school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes with …
Rebekah Gammon Wright, 28, of Reidsville, is convicted of indecent liberties with a minor and sexual activity by a teacher, according to the ... «Burlington Times News, Jul 15»
10
RCS Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Student
Rebekah Gammon Wright was sentenced to 26-50 months in prison. Wright was a 7th grade teacher at Rockingham Middle School. «WFMY News 2, Jul 15»

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