jamona

Spanish

Etymology

From jamón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈmona/ [xaˈmo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: ja‧mo‧na

Noun

jamona f (plural jamonas)

1. tubby woman
2. (Dominican Republic) unmarried adult woman, often older; an old maid

Further reading

• “jamona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10