carpaccio

[kahr-pah-choh, ‐chee-oh] Origin

car·pac·cio

[kahr-pah-choh, ‐chee-oh]
noun
an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a vinaigrette or other piquant sauce.

Origin:
after V. Carpaccio; said to have been introduced under this name c1961 at Harry's Bar, a Venetian restaurant

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Carpaccio is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Car·pac·cio

[kahr-paht-chaw]
noun
Vit·to·re [veet-taw-re] , c1450–1525, Venetian painter.
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carpaccio (ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃo)
 
n , pl -os
an Italian dish of thin slices of raw meat or fish
 
[possibly after the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio (?1460--?1525)]

Carpaccio (ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ, -tʃəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃo)
 
n
Vittore (vitˈtoːre). ?1460--?1525, Italian painter of the Venetian school

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carpaccio
raw meat or fish served as an appetizer, late 20c., from It., often connected to the name of Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio (c.14601526) but without any plausible explanation except perhaps that his pictures often feature an orange-red hue reminiscent of some raw meat.
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