jamona
Spanish, noun/xaˈmona/
jamona is spelled J-A-M-O-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jamona is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tubby woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se aplica a la mujer que ha pasado de la juventud, especialmente cuando es gruesa”.
What does jamona mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetubby woman
- 2
feminineunmarried adult woman, often older; an old maid
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Se aplica a la mujer que ha pasado de la juventud, especialmente cuando es gruesa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jamona
- jamonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jamona?
- /xaˈmona/
- [xaˈmo.na]
- [xaˈmona]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jamona in Spanish?
jamona appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).