linguistic quandary

[rone]

So, if ham is "jamón", is spam "espamón"?

Comments

[pootrootbeer.livejournal.com]

My high school Spanish teachers said it was "El Espam".

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

True. A *big* spam is "Espamón".

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

But ham is "jamón", regardless of its size.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Dunno, but it sure should be!

[pennyhill.livejournal.com]

So, if ham is "jamón", is spam "espamón"?

No, no. If ham is "jamón", spam is spamóni.

[coldsleep.livejournal.com]

I thought about this a lot in high school. I always kind of figured it was simply "spamón".

But you know, I'm not, like, a native speaker or anything.