pernil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese pernil, from perna + -il.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pərˈnil]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [peɾˈnil]
  • (file)

Noun

pernil m (plural pernils)

  1. ham of pork

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛɾˈnil/

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin perna (leg).

Pronunciation

 
  • (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]
    • (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

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

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