bollito misto

[ buh-lee-toh mis-toh; Italian baw-lee-taw mee-staw ]

noun

, plural bol·li·ti mis·ti [b, uh, -, lee, -tee , mis, -tee, baw-, lee, -tee , mee, -stee].

1. an Italian dish of mixed meats, as beef, chicken, sausage, and veal, simmered with vegetables and seasonings in broth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bollito misto¹

1950–60; Italian: “boiled dish, mixed dish,” from bollito “a stew,” noun use of past participle bollito “boiled,” from bollire “to boil,” from Latin bullire “to bubble, boil” + misto “mixed,” from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre “to mix, blend” ( mixed ( def ) )