hamon

English

Etymology

A blade with a prominent hamon

Japanese 刃文

Noun

hamon (plural hamons)

1. A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.

Anagrams

• Homan, Mahon, Mohan, man ho, oh man

---

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon
• IPA^(key): /haˈmon/ [haˈmon̪]

Noun

hamón

1. ham

---

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish jamón, from French jambon, an augmentative of jambe (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon

Noun

hamon

1. ham; meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food

---

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈmon/

Noun

hamon

1. ham

---

Japanese

Romanization

hamon

1. Rōmaji transcription of はもん

---

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon
• IPA^(key): /haˈmon/, [hɐˈmon̪]

Noun

hamón

1. ham

Derived terms

• hamong de-bola

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon
• IPA^(key): /ˈhamon/, [ˈhaː.mon̪]

Noun

hamon

1. challenge

   Synonyms: paghamon, reto, pagreto

2. defiance; resistance

   Synonyms: paglaban, pagsuway, pagsalungat, pagtutol

Derived terms

• hamunin
• humamon
• manghamon
• paghamon
• panghahamon

 

---

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón.

Noun

hamón

1. ham