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virginia ham

Vir·gin·ia ham
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ver-jin-yuh ham]
    • /vərˈdʒɪn yə hæm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ver-jin-yuh ham]
    • /vərˈdʒɪn yə hæm/

Definitions of virginia ham words

  • noun virginia ham a ham from a hog fed on corn and peanuts, cured in hickory smoke. 1
  • noun virginia ham a ham, often from a hog fed on peanuts, that is first cured in salt, then smoked esp. with hickory wood, and aged for several months 0

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Origin of virginia ham

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Virginia ham

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

virginia ham popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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