piccata

English

Etymology

From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccarsi (“prick oneself”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪˈkɑːtə/

Adjective

piccata (not comparable)

1. Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
   • 1999, Tom Waits, Filipino Box Spring Hog:

     Rattle-snake piccata with grapes and figs, old Brown Betty with a yellow wig […]

Noun

piccata (plural piccatas)

1. A dish of food sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce; or an individual slice of such a dish.
   • 1990, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 23, number 5:

     Maybe you've been put off by all the syllables that hang around veal. The saltimboccas, parmigianas, piccatas and scaloppines. Well, it's a ruse. In fact, veal is very simple food.

Italian

Noun

piccata f (plural piccate)

1. prick (act of pricking)
2. a dish of escalope of veal fried in butter with parsley and lemon