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carpaccio
[ kahr-pah-choh, ‐chee-oh ]
/ kɑrˈpɑ tʃoʊ, ‐tʃiˌoʊ /
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noun
an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a vinaigrette or other piquant sauce.
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Origin of carpaccio
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 ]
/ kɑrˈpɑt tʃɔ /
noun
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) /
noun plural -os
an Italian dish of thin slices of raw meat or fish
Word Origin for carpaccio
possibly after the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio (?1460–?1525)
British Dictionary definitions for carpaccio (2 of 2)
Carpaccio
/ (ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ, -tʃəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃo) /
noun
Vittore (vitˈtoːre). ?1460–?1525, Italian painter of the Venetian school
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