saltimbocca

English

saltimbocca

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian saltimbocca, univerbation of saltare (“to leap”) + in (“into”) + bocca (“mouth”).

Noun

saltimbocca (countable and uncountable, plural saltimboccas)

1. An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.

Further reading

• saltimbocca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

saltimbocca m (invariable)

1. saltimbocca