PROSCIUTTO

prosciutto

(noun) Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prosciutto (countable and uncountable, plural prosciutti or prosciuttos)

A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

Synonyms

• Parma ham

Source: Wiktionary



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