prosciutto

plural prosciutti · plural prosciuttos

1. countableuncountableA dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

   In front of him, on a low table, a plate of prosciutto, olives and cheese.

   2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 193

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   He also manages to extract refined performances from overseasoned prosciutti like […]

   1988 February 19, Joel E. Siegel, “Heartfelt Fluff”, in Chicago Reader

   The silken-textured, nutty-sweet prosciutto is named on menus from A16 in San Francisco to Blackbird in Chicago, from Otto in Manhattan to Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C. The La Quercia range, sold in Whole Foods, has expanded to include organic and heirloom prosciuttos, as well as lardo, pancetta, speck, coppa, guanciale and an annual Acorn Edition, in which subscribers pay $3,000 to receive all the parts of the prized acorn-fed organic Berkshire meat during the year, from fresh to cured.

   2009 February 1, Christine Muhlke, “Aging Gracefully”, in New York Times

   Chic cosmopolitan design meets authentic pizza Napoletana in more than a dozen styles, including the red sauce capriciosa — with artichokes, Taggiasca olives and prosciutto cotto — and white-sauce speck and mascarpone.

   2026, Benjamin Epstein, The Irvine Standard: Dining from A to Z, page 4