Noun: prosciutto
| Singular | prosciutto |
| Plural | prosciutti; prosciuttos |
Sample Sentences
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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:]
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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:]
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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:]
Nouns inflected like prosciutto
prosciutto,
baristo,
ottavino,
gruppetto,
pentimento,
amaro,
affogato,
soldo,
verdello,
luigino,
groupetto,
albarello,
sgraffiato,
gelato,
bacaro,
paparazzo,
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian prosciutto (meaning 'ham', in general), from asciutto, with a change of prefix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from per + Latin exsūctus. See: Italian Nouns '
prosciutto', Latin Nouns '
exsūctus'.