[kahr-pah-choh, ‑chee-oh] 
| an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a vinaigrette or other piquant sauce. |
[kahr-paht-chaw] | Vit⋅to⋅re [veet-taw-re] , c1450–1525, Venetian painter. |
| car·pac·cio (kär-pä'chō) n. Very thinly sliced raw meat or fish, especially beef or tuna, garnished with a sauce. [Italian, after Vittore Carpaccio, who favored red pigments.] |
| Car·pac·cio (kär-pä'chē-ō, -chō) Italian painter noted for his vivid narrative series on religious subjects. |