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Etymology edit

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Swedish skinka.

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skinka f (genitive singular skinku, nominative plural skinkur)

  1. (countable or uncountable) ham (a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork)
  2. (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds; compare Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, "black face girls")

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

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skinka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skinke

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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skinka f

  1. definite singular of skinke

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Icelandic skinka.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

skinka c

  1. ham
    Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg.
    I eat sandwiches with ham as a topping.
  2. buttock
    Min vänstra skinka gör ont.
    My left buttock hurts.

Declension edit

Declension of skinka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skinka skinkan skinkor skinkorna
Genitive skinkas skinkans skinkors skinkornas

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