saltimbocca
American
[sahl-tim-boh-kuh, sahl-teem-bawk-kah]
/ ˌsɑl tɪmˈboʊ kə, ˌsɑl timˈbɔk kɑ /
noun
Italian Cooking.
Etymology
Origin of saltimbocca
1935–40; < Italian, contraction of salta in bocca (it) jumps into (one's) mouth
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