ham elmas

Turkish - English

Definition of ham elmas in Turkish English dictionary

rough diamond

Alternative form of diamond in the rough

clean and pure diamond, precious stone in good condition, diamond before it has been smoothed

someone who seems rude, rough, or unfriendly, but is actually nice and generous American Equivalent: diamond in the rough

Hyphenation

ham el·mas

Etymology

[ 'ham ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm; akin to Old High German hamma ham, Greek knEmE shinbone, Old Irish cnáim bone.