WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| gammon n | UK (ham steak) | jamón nm |
| | The server brought out a huge platter of gammon for the diners. |
| | El mesero trajo un enorme plato de jamón para los comensales. |
| gammon n | (backgammon: a type of win) (juegada backgammon) | gammon nm |
| | A gammon occurs when the opponent has not borne off any checkers. |
| gammon n | dated, informal (nonsense) | tontería nf |
| | | disparate nm |
| | After hours of listening to her friend talk gammon Mildred was exhausted and went home. |
| gammon [sb]⇒ vtr | (backgammon: defeat [sb]) (backgammon) | defenderse de v prnl + prep |
| | The woman gammoned her opponent and won the tournament. |
| gammon [sb] vtr | dated, informal (tell [sb] nonsense) | decirle tonterías a loc verb |
| | | decirle disparates a loc verb |
| | My cousin gammoned me for an hour before finally leaving. |
| Additional Translations |
| gammon n | figurative, pejorative, informal, UK (middle-aged right-wing man) | hombre de derecha nm + loc adj |
| | This news story about immigration has the gammon up in arms. |