prosciutto

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English

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A plate of prosciutto.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosciutto (meaning 'ham', in general), from asciutto, with a change of prefix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from per + Latin exsūctus.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/, /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

prosciutto (countable and uncountable, plural prosciutti or prosciuttos)

  1. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.
    • 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 193:
      In front of him, on a low table, a plate of prosciutto, olives and cheese.

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Italian

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Etymology

From asciutto, with a change of prefix, or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from Latin per + exsūctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proʃˈʃut.to/
    • Rhymes: -utto
    • Hyphenation: pro‧sciùt‧to
  • (Rome)
  • Audio(file)
    IPA(key): /proˈt͡ʃut.to/, (rare) /proʃˈʃut.to/

Noun

prosciutto m (plural prosciutti)

  1. ham
    Hyponyms: (cooked/baked ham) prosciutto cotto, (dry-cured ham, prosciutto) prosciutto crudo
    Avvolgere circa sei pezzi di porro in mezza fetta di prosciutto riempiendo bene l’involtino.
    Wrap about six pieces of leek in half a slice of ham. Fill the roulade completely.

Usage notes

In Italian, "prosciutto" is the generic word for any kind of ham, but the word borrowed into English is only used to refer to Italian dry-cured hams.

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References

  1. ^ presciutto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ prosciutto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ prosciutto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosciutto.

Noun

prosciutto m (uncountable)

  1. prosciutto (dry-cured ham from Italy)
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