English → Latin
“gammon” in Latin
pernaA haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.; A thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a petasusa travelling hat or cap with a broad brim; something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building; a cap, cupola
The English word gammon itself goes back to Latin gamba.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gammon
Of bacon, perna (πέρνα, thigh of the hind-leg): petaso (thigh of the fore-leg, πετασών).
Backgammon, Vid.
gammon v.
Technical term at backgammon, perhaps *omnibus talis or tesseris vincere.
Impose upon, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gammon?
- The usual Latin words for “gammon” are perna, petasus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.