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# jambon

noun (French: le jambon)

«jambon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (French) Jambon means ham in French; it is not an English word. It sounds like zhom-BON to an English ear, with a nasal ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#m1)
2. Used on English menus in names like jambon-beurre (a ham and butter baguette). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#m2)

### In the lessons

In French lessons and cafés, menus. Phrases: un sandwich au jambon, jambon-beurre.

### Examples

- Jambon is the French word for ham. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x1)
- I ordered a jambon-beurre in Paris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x2)
- Un sandwich au jambon, s'il vous plaît. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x3)
- In French, le jambon is masculine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x4)
- The menu said jambon et fromage: ham and cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x5)
- My little sister giggles every time she hears jambon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/#x6)

### Note

French, not English: masculine noun (le jambon). Do not mix with jamboree (a big gathering) or jam.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jambon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jambon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jambon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jambon.html) on Mova free.