culatello

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian culatello.

Noun

culatello (uncountable)

1. (meats) A kind of ham aged for at least 11 months, traditionally produced in the territory along the River Po.

Italian

FWOTD – 23 May 2013

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.laˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: cu‧la‧tèl‧lo

Noun

culatello m (plural culatelli)

1. culatello
   • 2010, Gabriele Cremonini, Giovanni Tamburini, Maiali si nasce, salami si diventa, Pendragon, page 76:

     […] ; questo non gioca a favore, perché il culatello deve avere la sua parte di grasso, che divinterà miracolosamente magra.

     […] ; this does not play in its favour/favor, because culatello must have its share of fat, which will become miraculously lean.