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piccata

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[pi-kah-tuh, peek-kah-tah] / pɪˈkɑ tə, pikˈkɑ tɑ /

adjective

Italian Cooking.

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

    veal piccata.

Etymology

Origin of piccata

< 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

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