No. 3,576 in French
jambon
Ham.
In a sentence
Je voudrais un sandwich au jambon, s'il vous plaît.
I would like a ham sandwich, please.
In this sentence, 'jambon' is used to denote the food item 'ham' as the main ingredient of a sandwich.
Le jambon que nous avons acheté hier est très savoureux.
The ham we bought yesterday is very tasty.
Here, 'jambon' refers to a portion of cured meat, specifically 'ham', which is being described for its taste.
Elle préfère le jambon cru au jambon cuit.
She prefers raw ham to cooked ham.
In this context, 'jambon' is used to distinguish between types of ham based on preparation methods (cru: raw, cuit: cooked).
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “jambon” in actual French podcasts.
Find “jambon” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).