carpaccio

[ kahr-pah-choh, ‐chee-oh ]

noun
  1. an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a vinaigrette or other piquant sauce.

Origin of carpaccio

1
After V. Carpaccio; said to have been introduced under this name c1961 at Harry's Bar, a Venetian restaurant

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Other definitions for Carpaccio (2 of 2)

Carpaccio
[ kahr-paht-chaw ]

noun
  1. Vit·to·re [veet-taw-re], /vitˈtɔ rɛ/, c1450–1525, Venetian painter.

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British Dictionary definitions for carpaccio (1 of 2)

carpaccio

/ (ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃo) /


nounplural -os
  1. an Italian dish of thin slices of raw meat or fish

Origin of carpaccio

1
possibly after the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio (?1460–?1525)

British Dictionary definitions for Carpaccio (2 of 2)

Carpaccio

/ (ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ, -tʃəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃo) /


noun
  1. Vittore (vitˈtoːre). ?1460–?1525, Italian painter of the Venetian school

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