Etymology

saltimbocca

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Today it means: An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves. Full definition →

Italian saltimbocca
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromsaltimbocca
  2. English todaysaltimbocca

Borrowed from Italian saltimbocca, univerbation of saltare (“to leap”) + in (“into”) + bocca (“mouth”).

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