What does pernil in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pernil in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pernil in Portuguese.

The word pernil in Portuguese means leg, presunto, pernil, bater as botas, osso de pernil, pernil de porco. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pernil

leg

substantivo masculino (coxa de animal) (gastronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

presunto

noun (leg meat of a pig)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Sheila deu a Kelsey um presunto inteiro porque queria que ela comesse mais.
Sheila gave Kelsey a whole ham because she wanted her to eat more meat.

pernil

noun (meat: leg of a pig) (carne: pernil de porco)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

bater as botas

intransitive verb (slang (die) (gíria, morrer)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Apparently, no one found the old man for four days after he croaked.

osso de pernil

noun (bone in pork thigh) (osso na coxa do porco)

They say you can make a delicious broth with a ham bone, but I have never tried.

pernil de porco

noun (pork joint) (corte de carne)

A knuckle of ham is best cooked slowly to keep the meat tender.

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