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prosciutto

English

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A plate of prosciutto.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian prosciutto (meaning 'ham', in general), from asciutto, with a change of prefix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from per + Latin exsūctus.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/, /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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prosciutto (countable and uncountable, plural prosciutti or prosciuttos)

  1. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.
    • 1988 February 19, Joel E. Siegel, “Heartfelt Fluff”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      He also manages to extract refined performances from overseasoned prosciutti like […]
    • 2009 February 1, Christine Muhlke, “Aging Gracefully”, in New York Times‎[2]:
      The silken-textured, nutty-sweet prosciutto is named on menus from A16 in San Francisco to Blackbird in Chicago, from Otto in Manhattan to Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C. The La Quercia range, sold in Whole Foods, has expanded to include organic and heirloom prosciuttos, as well as lardo, pancetta, speck, coppa, guanciale and an annual Acorn Edition, in which subscribers pay $3,000 to receive all the parts of the prized acorn-fed organic Berkshire meat during the year, from fresh to cured.
    • 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 193:
      In front of him, on a low table, a plate of prosciutto, olives and cheese.

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Etymology

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From asciutto, with a change of prefix,[2][3] or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from Latin per + exsūctus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proʃˈʃut.to/
    • Rhymes: -utto
    • Hyphenation: pro‧sciùt‧to
  • (Rome)
  • Audio:(file)
    IPA(key): /proˈt͡ʃut.to/, (rare) /proʃˈʃut.to/

Noun

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prosciutto m (plural prosciutti)

  1. ham
    Hyponyms: (cooked/baked ham) prosciutto cotto, (dry-cured ham, prosciutto) prosciutto crudo
    Avvolgere circa sei pezzi di porro in mezza fetta di prosciutto riempiendo bene l’involtino.
    Wrap about six pieces of leek in half a slice of ham. Fill the roulade completely.

Usage notes

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In Italian, "prosciutto" is the generic word for any kind of ham, but the word borrowed into English is only used to refer to Italian dry-cured hams.

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References

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  1. ^ presciutto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ prosciutto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ prosciutto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian prosciutto.

Noun

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prosciutto m (uncountable)

  1. prosciutto (dry-cured ham from Italy)
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