skinka
Icelandic
/ˈsciŋ̊ka/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) ham a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork
- (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds; confer the Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, "black face girls")
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German schinke derived from Middle Low German schinke derived from Old Saxon skinka (ham) derived from *skinkō (thigh, that which is bent, shank).
Origin
*skinkō
Gloss
thigh, that which is bent, shank
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing