ham

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ham)

Inflections of 'ham' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hams
v 3rd person singular
hamming
v pres p
hammed
v past
hammed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ham n (leg meat of a pig)jamón nm
 This warming soup is made with split peas and chunks of ham.
 Esta sopa está hecha de arvejas partidas y pedazos de jamón.
ham n as adj (containing ham)de jamón loc adj
 Tim makes the best ham sandwich you've ever had.
 Tim hace el mejor emparedado de jamón que hayas probado nunca.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
ham n informal (person: joker)guasón, guasona nm, nf
  bromista n común
 Dave is a bit of a ham, he doesn't take anything seriously.
 Dave es un poco guasón, no se toma nada en serio.
ham n informal (performer who overacts)actor sobreactuado, actriz sobreactuada nm, nf + adj
  comicastro nm
  actor histriónico, actiz histriónica nm, nf + adj
  (coloquial)maleta n común
 This actor is a ham, he's not very convincing.
 Es un actor sobreactuado, no es muy convincente.
ham,
radio ham n		 informal (amateur radio user)radioaficionado, radioaficionada nm, nf
 The radio ham fiddled with the knobs to get the right frequency.
 La radioaficionada jugó con los botones hasta conseguir la frecuencia deseada.
ham,
ham it up vi		 informal (overact)exagerar⇒ vi
  sobreactuar⇒ vi
  gesticular de más loc verb
 Fred decided to ham his act up a bit when the audience didn't react.
 Fred decidió exagerar su actuación un poco al ver que el público no reaccionaba.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
ham [sth] up vtr phrasal sep (be ridiculous, draw attention)exagerar⇒ vtr
  dramatizar⇒ vtr
  sobreactuar⇒ vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cured ham n (smoked pork meat)jamón nm
 The cured ham has been hanging for three weeks in the cupboard.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El jamón lleva tres semanas ya colgado en el armario.
ham bone n (bone in pork thigh)hueso de jamón nm + loc adj
 They say you can make a delicious broth with a ham bone, but I have never tried.
 Dicen que puedes hacer un caldo delicioso con el hueso del jamón, pero yo nunca lo he probado.
ham hock n (pig meat: leg cut)pata de jamón nf + loc adj
ham it up vi informal (overact, perform in an exaggerated way)dramatizar⇒ vtr
 The kid was really hamming it up, and the crowd loved it.
 El chico estaba realmente dramatizando y al público le encantaba.
  sobreactuar⇒ vtr
 El chico estaba realmente sobreactuando y al público le encantaba.
  exagerar el papel loc verb
 El chico estaba realmente exagerando el papel y al público le encantaba.
ham sandwich n (bread with ham)sándwich de jamón nm + loc adj
 Pete was eating a ham sandwich.
 Pete estaba comiendo un sándwich de jamón.
ham steak n (thick slice of ham)rebanada de jamón nf
 When she goes out for breakfast, she always orders ham steak rather than bacon.
  (ES)jamón de York loc nom m
ham-fisted,
ham-handed adj		 (clumsy, unskilled)torpe adj mf
knuckle of ham n (pork joint)codillo nm
 A knuckle of ham is best cooked slowly to keep the meat tender.
 El codillo es mejor cocinarlo despacio para que la carne se mantenga tierna.
Parma ham n (cured meat)jamón de Parma loc nom m
West Ham (geography)West Ham n propio m
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'ham' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Canadian bacon - cordon bleu - deviled - gammon - ham sandwich - ham steak - hammy - prosciutto - spam - speck
Spanish:
jamón - chamorro - jabugo - jamón ahumado - jamón crudo - jamón de cerdo - jamón de York - jamón serrano - luneta - picadillo - pierna - radioaficionado - sanjacobo - surtido de ibéricos - tabla de ibéricos - virutas de jamón

Collocations: a ham (and cheese) sandwich, [over, on] the ham radio, [cook, smoke, cure] a ham hock, more...

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