Etymology

prosciutto

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Today it means: A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced. Full definition →

Italian prosciutto ← Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus ← Latin exsūctus
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  1. Latin · derived fromexsūctus
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*perexsūctus
  3. Italian · borrowed fromprosciutto
  4. English todayprosciutto

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.

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