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pro·sciutto (prə s̸ho̵̅o̅′tō; It prō̂ s̸ho̵̅o̅t′tō̂)

noun

a spicy Italian ham, cured by drying and served in very thin slices, often with melon

Etymology: It < prosciugare, to dry out, altered (prob. infl. by pro- < L, pro-) < LL *perexsucare < per- (< L, per-) + exsucare, to extract juice from < L exsuctus, pp. of exsugere, to suck out: see ex- & suck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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