Christmas ham
Christmas ham noun: a ham, boiled and then baked in the oven with mustard, served sliced at Christmas as one of the traditionally most important parts of the Scandinavian julbord (special Christmas-time smörgåsbord).
Noun
Christmas ham (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas hams)
- A ham, boiled and then baked in the oven with mustard, served sliced at Christmas as one of the traditionally most important parts of the Scandinavian julbord (special Christmas-time smörgåsbord).
- Ham prepared in various other ways in various regions at Christmas, such as stuffed ham in parts of the United States, or ham soaked in fruit juices in the Philippines.
Forms of Christmas ham
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Questions about Christmas ham
- What does Christmas ham mean?
- Christmas ham means a ham, boiled and then baked in the oven with mustard, served sliced at Christmas as one of the traditionally most important parts of the Scandinavian julbord (special Christmas-time smörgåsbord).
- What part of speech is Christmas ham?
- Christmas ham is a noun.
- What is the plural of Christmas ham?
- The plural of Christmas ham is Christmas hams.
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