"prosciutto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /proʃˈʃut.to/, /proˈt͡ʃut.to/ (note: Romanesco), /proʃˈʃut.to/ (note: Romanesco) Forms: prosciutti [plural], presciutto [alternative], preciutto [alternative]
Rhymes: -utto Etymology: From asciutto, with a change of prefix, or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from Latin per + exsūctus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|VL.||*perexsūctus}} Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, {{inh|it|la|per}} Latin per Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} prosciutto m (plural prosciutti)
  1. ham Wikipedia link: it:prosciutto Tags: masculine Derived forms: prosciuttato, prosciuttificio, prosciutto arrosto, prosciutto cotto, prosciutto crudo
    Sense id: en-prosciutto-it-noun-Dsz-JjZo Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Meats

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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