skinka

Icelandic

Etymology

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

In relation to the tanning sense, compare Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, literally “black face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsciŋ̊ka/

  Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka

Noun

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

See also

• hnakki

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skinken

Noun

skinka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of skinke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skinka f

1. definite singular of skinke

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

Declension of skinka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skinka	skinkas
	definite	skinkan	skinkans
plural	indefinite	skinkor	skinkors
	definite	skinkorna	skinkornas

Derived terms

• julskinka (“Christmas ham”)

See also

• fläsk (“pork”)

References

• skinka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skinka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skinka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)