Etymology

piccata

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Today it means: Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce. Full definition →

Italian piccata
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompiccata“larded”
  2. English todaypiccata

From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccare (“to prick; to lard”).

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