pernil

Asturian

Etymology

From pierna +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈnil/ [peɾˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural perniles)

1. ham

   Synonym: xamón

2. thigh

   Synonyms: cadril, zanguiellu

References

• “pernil” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese pernil, from perna +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pərˈnil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈnil]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

pernil m (plural pernils)

1. ham of pork

Derived terms

• pernil cuit
• pernil dolç
• pernil ibèric
• pernil salat

Further reading

• “pernil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “pernil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “pernil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pernil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1707. From perna (“leg”) +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛɾˈnil/ [pɛɾˈniɫ]
• Rhymes: -il
• Hyphenation: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural pernís)

1. ham (meat from the thigh of quadrupeds)

   Synonyms: xamón, lacón

   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Afonso:
     Pond'a messa, Cathaliña.
     Christobo:
     Sacad'essa bota, Irena.
     Alberte:
     Sacà, Marta, esse pernil.
     Cathaliña:
     Homes tende pouca pressa,
     que para todo ay bagar.

     Afonso:
     "Set the table, Cathaliña."
     Christobo:
     "Bring out that wineskin, Irena."
     Alberte:
     "Bring out, Marta, that ham."
     Cathaliña:
     "Men, be in little hurry,
     there is a time for everything."

References

• “pernil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pernil”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “perni”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pernil”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pernil”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pernil”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pernil de cordeiro

Etymology

From perna +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈniw/ [peɦˈniʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈniw/ [peɦˈniʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈniw/ [peɾˈniʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈniw/ [peʁˈniʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈniw/ [peɻˈniʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈnil/ [pɨɾˈniɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈnil/ [pɨɾˈniɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈni.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural pernis)

1. meat from the thigh of quadrupeds

Derived terms

• esticar o pernil

Further reading

• “pernil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “pernil”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”) with the suffix -il indicating parts of the body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈnil/ [peɾˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: per‧nil

Noun

pernil m (plural perniles)

1. ham leg of pork

   Synonym: nalgada

2. (Chile) knuckle of pork
3. (Venezuela) dish made out of ham leg
4. (Colombia) chicken thigh and leg

Further reading

• “pernil”, 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