noun🔗ShareJamón curadoA cut of quick-cured pork leg."We're having gammon and chips for dinner tonight. "Esta noche cenaremos jamón curado y patatas fritas.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCurar con sal (tocino)To cure bacon by salting."My grandfather used to gammon his own bacon in the shed behind the house, but he doesn't have the strength for it anymore. "Mi abuelo solía curar su propio tocino con sal en el cobertizo detrás de la casa, pero ya no tiene fuerzas para hacerlo.foodagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGammonA victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone."My brother finally achieved a gammon in his backgammon game, winning easily. "Mi hermano finalmente logró un gammon en su juego de backgammon, ganando fácilmente.gameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBackgammonBackgammon (the game itself)."After dinner, we set up the board and played a quick game of gammon. "Después de cenar, preparamos el tablero y jugamos una partida rápida de backgammon.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGanar por gammonTo beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).""In the backgammon game last night, my opponent was so far ahead that he gammoned me easily; I didn't even get to remove a single checker from the board." "En el juego de backgammon de anoche, mi oponente estaba tan por delante que me ganó por gammon fácilmente; ni siquiera pude quitar una sola ficha del tablero.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna cuerda que sujeta el bauprés a la roda de un barcoA rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning)."The shipwright tightened the gammon, securing the bowsprit firmly to the stem of the tall ship. "El carpintero naval apretó la cuerda, asegurando firmemente el bauprés a la roda del barco alto.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAzotar con cuerdasTo lash with ropes (on a ship)."The sailors gammoned the heavy cargo securely to the ship's deck. "Los marineros azotaron la pesada carga con cuerdas de forma segura a la cubierta del barco.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisparates, tonteríasChatter, ridiculous nonsense.""Don't pay any attention to Sarah's gammon; she's just trying to get a rise out of you." "No prestes atención a los disparates de Sarah; solo está tratando de provocarte.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, embaucarTo deceive; to lie plausibly to."He tried to gammon the teacher into believing his dog ate his homework. "Intentó engañar al profesor para que creyera que su perro se comió su tarea.charactermoralattitudecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHombre blanco reaccionario de mediana edad o mayorA middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.""The local newspaper often publishes angry letters from gammon complaining about young people's fashion and political correctness." "El periódico local a menudo publica cartas airadas de hombres blancos reaccionarios que se quejan de la moda y la corrección política de los jóvenes.politicscultureagepersonattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading