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pro⋅sciut⋅to

  [proh-shoo-toh]
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–noun
salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
Origin:
1935–40; < It prosciutto, earlier presciutto < VL *perexsuctus all dried up, equiv. to L per- per- + exsuctus lacking juice
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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).]
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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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