saltimbocca

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noun

An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.

OriginItalian saltimbocca →
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Meanings

nounsaltimbocca (countable and uncountable, plural saltimboccas)

plural saltimboccas

  1. countableuncountableAn Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.

Origin

  1. Italiansaltimbocca
  2. Englishsaltimbocca

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

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APA

saltimbocca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltimbocca

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“saltimbocca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltimbocca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltimbocca,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltimbocca.

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