prosciutto
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salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
Origin:
1935–40; < Italian prosciutto, earlier presciutto < Vulgar Latin *perexsuctus all dried up, equivalent to Latin per- per- + exsuctus lacking juice
1935–40; < Italian prosciutto, earlier presciutto < Vulgar Latin *perexsuctus all dried up, equivalent to Latin per- per- + exsuctus lacking juice
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| —n | |
| cured ham from Italy: usually served as an hors d'oeuvre | |
| [Italian, literally: dried beforehand, from pro- | |
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| Main Entry: | prosciutto |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See Parma ham |
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prosciutto
Italian spiced ham. c.1938, from It., alteration (probably by infl. of prosciugato "dried") of presciutto, from pre-, intensive prefix + -sciutto, from L. exsuctus "lacking juice, dried up," pp. of exsugere "suck out, draw out moisture," from ex- "out" + sugere "to suck" (see sup (2)).
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