prosciutto
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prosciutto
- /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/ US
- /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun prosciutti · prosciuttos
- A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced. He also manages to extract refined performances from overseasoned prosciutti like […]
Translations
Every language
noun dry-cured ham from Italy
| Español | prosciutto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프로슈토 peurosyuto |
| 日本語 | プロシュット puroshutto |
| 中文 | 意大利熏火腿 Yìdàlì xūnhuǒtuǐ |
| Português | prosciutto |
| Français | prosciutto |
| Deutsch | Pršut, Prsut, Schinken |
| Italiano | prosciutto crudo |
| Ελληνικά | προσούτο prosoúto |
| Русский | прошу́тто prošútto, ветчина́ vetčiná |
Talk about this word "prosciutto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prosciutto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prosciutto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prosciutto "prosciutto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prosciutto.Cite this
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title = {prosciutto},
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