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Ham vs Bologna - What's the difference?

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As proper nouns the difference between bologna and ham

is that bologna is a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy while Ham is a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

As nouns the difference between bologna and ham

is that bologna is a smoked, seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal while ham is the region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

As a verb ham is

to overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

As an initialism HAM is

his Apostolic Majesty, the title given to a number of historical kings of Hungary.

ham

English

(wikipedia ham)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hamme, from (etyl) . Compare gammon.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  • (countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
  • (uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
  • a little piece of ham for the cat
  • * (rfdate), Audra Lilly Griffeth, A King's Daughter (ISBN 146915532X):
  • She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.
  • The back of the thigh.
  • (internet, informal) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
  • Derived terms
    * ham-fisted * hambone * hammy, hamstring

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Usage notes

    * Persists in many old place names, such as (Buckingham).

    References

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    Etymology 3

    Shortened from , said to derive from the 1863 minstrel show song The Ham-fat Man . "ham", Online Etymology Dictionary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
  • An amateur radio operator.
  • Synonyms
    * radio amateur (amateur radio operator)

    Verb

  • To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
  • Anagrams

    *

    bologna

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Bologna) (en proper noun)
  • A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  • A city, the capital of Bologna also of Emilia-Romagna.