PROSCIUTTO


Meaning of PROSCIUTTO in English

/proh shooh"toh/ , n.

salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.

[ 1935-40; prosciutto, earlier presciutto perexsuctus all dried up, equiv. to L per- PER- + exsuctus lacking juice ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .