English Explanatory Dictionary

saltimbocca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-saltimbocca.wav

Word forms

saltimbocca saltimboccas

Etymology

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

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