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saltimbocca

[sahl-tim-boh-kuh; It. sahl-teem-bawk-kah]

sal·tim·boc·ca

[sahl-tim-boh-kuh; It. sahl-teem-bawk-kah]
noun Italian Cookery.
veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.

Origin:
1935–40; < Italian, contraction of salta in bocca (it) jumps into (one's) mouth
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Saltimbocca is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Main Entry:  saltimbocca
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an Italian dish of sauteed veal scallops with prosciutto, braised in white wine
Etymology:  Italian 'jump mouth'
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