pernil

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Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾˈnil/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pərˈnil/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peɾˈnil/

Noun

pernil m (plural pernils)

1. ham of pork

Related terms

• pernil dolç
• pernil salat

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Portuguese

Noun

pernil m (plural pernis)

1. meat from the thigh of quadrupeds

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”).

Noun

pernil m (plural perniles)

1. knuckle of pork

Synonyms

• nalgada

References

• “pernil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.