saltimbocca

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English

saltimbocca

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian saltimbocca, univerbation of saltare (“to leap”) + in (“into”) + bocca (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

saltimbocca (countable and uncountable, plural saltimboccas)

  1. An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

saltimbocca m (invariable)

  1. saltimbocca
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