noun
prosciutto
pruh-SHOO-toh
noun
1
A dry-cured Italian ham, typically sliced very thin and served uncooked.
"The starter was melon wrapped in prosciutto."
How to Use Prosciutto
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA thinly sliced, dry-cured Italian ham eaten cold.
Common pairings
prosciutto and melon
prosciutto di Parma
slice of prosciutto
Word Forms
prosciutti plural, prosciuttos plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian prosciutto ("ham"), thought to derive from a Vulgar Latin word related to exsuctus ("dried out, sucked dry").