[proh-shoo-toh] 
| salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving. |
| pro·sciut·to (prō-shōō'tō) n. pl. pro·sciut·ti (-tē) or pro·sciut·tos An aged, dry-cured, spiced Italian ham that is usually sliced thin and served without cooking. [Italian, alteration (probably influenced by prosciugare, to dry out) of presciutto, from Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, thoroughly dried up : Latin per-, per- + Latin exsūctus, past participle of exsūgere, to suck out (ex-, ex- + sūgere, to suck; see suction).] |