soppressata

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noun

Any of various types of Italian dry-cured pork salami.

OriginItalian soppressata →
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Meanings

nounsoppressata (usually uncountable, plural soppressatas)

plural soppressatas

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of various types of Italian dry-cured pork salami.

    X-ray-thin crusts have judicious coatings of cheese — robiola, goat cheese, ricotta, sheep cheese — and sparing but flavorful toppings like broccoli rabe, black truffle pâté and soppressata.

    2007 September 12, Marian Burros, “Dining Briefs”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italiansoppressata
  2. Italiansoppressata
  3. Englishsoppressata

Borrowed from Italian soppressata.

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APA

soppressata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soppressata

MLA

“soppressata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soppressata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soppressata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soppressata.

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