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单词 prosciutto
释义

prosciutton.

Brit. /prəˈʃuːtəʊ/, U.S. /prəˈʃudoʊ/, /proʊˈʃudoʊ/
Forms: 1800s– prosciutto, 1900s– prosciuto (rare).
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian prosciutto.
Etymology: < Italian prosciutto cured ham (14th cent.), alteration (with prefix substitution: see pro- prefix1), of asciutto dried (1313) < classical Latin exsūctus , past participle of exsūgere to suck out (see exsuction n.).Compare the following examples of the Italian word in English contexts (in quot. c1777 apparently misunderstood as meaning ‘sausage’):c1777 J. Gillies in W. Seward Anecd. Distinguished Persons (1795) II. 254 Having called our St. Marino host, we paid him for his wine and his sausage (prosciutti [1797 prosciutto]); and were pleased to find, that..he was uncommonly thankful for a very moderate gratification.1845 F. Coghlan Hand Bk. for Italy 156/2 The ham (prosciutto) of Casentino is considered the best in Italy.
Italian ham; (usually) spec. = prosciutto crudo n. Formerly more fully prosciutto ham.
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1841 tr. ‘Valery’ Italy & its Comforts xv. 170 Its mountain hams (prosciutto), prepared in the villages of the Appennines.]
1891 Current Lit. Jan. 85 As an appetizer, for instance, the Italian would want some prosciutto. This is a ham cured but not cooked, which has been kept in the smoke room for a long time.
1915 Los Angeles Times 12 Oct. ii. 8/5 Summer sausage... Prosciutto hams.
1932 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 29 July 4/7 (advt.) Prosciutto, pound..25c.
1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited i. iv. 90 Melon and prosciuto on the balcony.
1965 Guardian 4 Aug. 6/4 Prosciutto ham was among the delicacies on the buffet table.
1967 ‘J. Cross’ To Hell for Half-a-crown xv. 190 She had fixed melon with prosciutto.
2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 July d10/1 Austrian speck, the vogue substitute for prosciutto these days.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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