prosciutto
[ proh-shoo-toh ]
/ proʊˈʃu toʊ /
noun
salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
Origin of prosciutto
1935–40; < Italian
prosciutto, earlier
presciutto < Vulgar Latin
*perexsuctus all dried up, equivalent to Latin
per-
per- +
exsuctus lacking juice
Words nearby prosciutto
prosaic,
prosaism,
prosaist,
prosateur,
proscenium,
prosciutto,
proscribe,
proscription,
prose,
prose edda,
prose poem
Example sentences from the Web for prosciutto
Hitchcock nodded and replied, “Call it Prosciutto and change the locale to Italy.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for prosciutto
prosciutto
/ (prəʊˈʃuːtəʊ, Italian proˈʃutto) /
noun
cured ham from Italy: usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Word Origin for prosciutto
Italian, literally: dried beforehand, from
pro-
pre- +
asciutto dried