how to pronounce schinken

/ˈʃɪŋkən/

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schinken is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of schinken in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… braucht man schinken und parmaschinken …”

meanings of schinken

noun:

Hams, buttocks.
Ham, pork from the hindquarter.

schinken frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word schinken occurs in german on average 9.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.