piccata

[ pi-kah-tuh; Italian peek-kah-tah ]

adjective

, Italian Cooking.

1. cooked, served, or sauced with lemon and parsley:

   veal piccata.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piccata¹

< Italian: a slice of veal cooked in this manner < French piqué, past participle of piquer to lard (meat), attach (ingredients) by pricking or puncturing, literally, to prick; pique ¹, -ate ¹