prosciutto

English
A plate of prosciutto.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosciutto, from asciutto, with a change of suffix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsuctus, from per + Latin exsuctus.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/

Noun

prosciutto (countable and uncountable, plural prosciutti or prosciuttos)

  1. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

Synonyms

Translations

Italian

Alternative forms
  • presciutto (Tuscany and Roman dialects)[1]

Etymology

From asciutto, with a change of prefix[2][3], or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *perexsuctus, from Latin per + exsuctus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proˈʃu.tːo/, [pr̺oˈʃu.t̪ːo]
  • Stress: prosciùtto
  • Hyphenation: pro‧sciut‧to

Noun

prosciutto m (plural prosciutti)

  1. ham
    Hyponyms: prosciutto cotto (cooked/baked ham), prosciutto crudo (dry-cured ham, prosciutto)

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/presciutto
  2. prosciutto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. prosciutto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosciutto.

Noun

prosciutto m (uncountable)

  1. prosciutto (dry-cured ham from Italy)
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