prosciutto

[ proh-shoo-toh ]

noun
  1. salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.

Origin of prosciutto

1
1935–40; <Italian prosciutto, earlier presciutto<Vulgar Latin *perexsuctus all dried up, equivalent to Latin per-per- + exsuctus lacking juice

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prosciutto

/ (prəʊˈʃuːtəʊ, Italian proˈʃutto) /


noun
  1. cured ham from Italy: usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

Origin of prosciutto

1
Italian, literally: dried beforehand, from pro- pre- + asciutto dried

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