о́корок
- 1.
ham, gammoncooking
Как де́лают копчёный о́корок?
How is smoked ham made?
- 2.
thigh, haunch, hip
Она́ пля́шет, кру́жится, трясёт свои́ми окорока́ми.
She dances, spins around and shakes her hips.
Colloquial and often humorous when used of people.
Usage info
Actually, о́корок is more like a raw piece of ham (from the leg) and ветчина́ is cooked ham. In my experience, the Russians usually don't differentiate that precisely. But if you want to read about it more detailed, please go to RU.411ANSWERS.COM. Sandy
Examples
На столе лежал прокопчённый окорок.
There was a smoked ham lying on the table.
Копчённый дедом окорок был лучше магазинного.
The ham smoked by Grandpa was better than the store-bought one.
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | о́корок | окорока́ |
| Gen.Genitive | о́корока | окороко́в |
| Dat.Dative | о́короку | окорока́м |
| Acc.Accusative | о́корок | окорока́ |
| Inst.Instrumental | о́короком | окорока́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | о́короке | окорока́х |
Word familyо́корокPRO
- о́корокham; thigh
- окорочо́кchicken leg quarter
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
Sandy edited usage info 2 years ago.
