saltimbocca

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English[edit]

saltimbocca

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

saltimbocca (countable and uncountable, plural saltimboccas)

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

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

saltimbocca m (invariable)

  1. saltimbocca