"prosciutto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/ [US], /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prosciutto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prosciutti [plural], prosciuttos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian prosciutto (meaning 'ham', in general), from asciutto, with a change of prefix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from per + Latin exsūctus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|prosciutto}} Italian prosciutto, {{m|it|asciutto}} asciutto, {{der|en|VL.||*perexsūctus}} Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, {{m|la|per}} per, {{der|en|la|exsūctus}} Latin exsūctus Head templates: {{en-noun|~|prosciutti|s}} prosciutto (countable and uncountable, plural prosciutti or prosciuttos)
  1. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced. Wikipedia link: prosciutto Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meats Synonyms: Parma ham Derived forms: prosciutto bread Translations (dry-cured ham from Italy): прошу́то (prošúto) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 意大利熏火腿 (Yìdàlì xūnhuǒtuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), pršut [masculine] (Czech), prosciutto (Finnish), prosciutto [masculine] (French), Pršut [masculine] (German), Prsut [masculine] (German), Schinken [masculine] (German), prosciutto crudo [masculine] (Italian), プロシュット (puroshutto) (Japanese), 프로슈토 (peurosyuto) (Korean), пршутa (pršuta) [masculine] (Macedonian), prosciutto [masculine] (Portuguese), прошу́тто (prošútto) [neuter] (Russian), ветчина́ (vetčiná) (alt: па́рмская) [feminine] (Russian), pršut [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), пршут [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pršut [masculine] (Slovene), prosciutto [masculine] (Spanish), прошу́то (prošúto) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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