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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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