Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it can be cooked and served fresh, most ham is cured in some fashion.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
The hind leg of a pig salted and cured
Meat from the hind leg of pork which has been cured and smoked.
A hind leg of pork/hog cured in various ways. The leg is cut from the carcase and brined seperately. Ham may be cooked, raw or smoked. The french term Jambon refers to ham and also to a leg of fresh pork. see also Ham pictures. see also cooking a Ham
Ham is a cut of meat on an edible mammal's rear, usually from a pig.