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

Words nearby carpaccio

carousal, carouse, carousel, carousel fraud, carp, carpaccio, carpal, carpale, carpal joint, carpal tunnel, carpal tunnel syndrome

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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How to use carpaccio in a sentence

You could begin a meal with lamb carpaccio, shot through with harissa and cooled with celery leaves, and move onto rack of lamb, slathered with chimichurri.
A Potomac view meets polished cooking at Ada’s on the River in Alexandria|Tom Sietsema|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
You can readily see the difference between his work and that of Carpaccio.
Barbara's Heritage|Deristhe L. Hoyt
Ruskin found Carpaccio by far the most sympathetic Venetian painter.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
He is just thinking of a word when (the camera, I almost said) when Carpaccio caught him.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas

And then in the next how Carpaccio must have enjoyed his work on the costumes!
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
Carpaccio was full of brilliancy, fancy, and gaiety, but he painted few easel pictures.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

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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