prosciutto
English
/pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian prosciutto derived from Latin *perexsuctus, exsuctus.
Origin
Latin
exsuctus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *perexsuctus Latin
- exsuctus Latin
- per Latin
- improsciuttire Italian
- prosciuttato Italian
- prosciuttificio Italian
- prosciutto Italian
- prosciutto Portuguese
- ensuchu Asturian
- sciuttu Sicilian