salume

English

Etymology

From Italian salume.

Noun

salume (countable and uncountable, plural salumi)

  1. (cooking) Cured or cooked meat or sausage, especially in the Italian style.
    Synonym: charcuterie
    Hyponyms: mortadella, prosciutto, salami
    • 2007 January 21, “The Hungry Stroller”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The menu is from Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, with […] fans of salume: coppa, mortadella, salami and silky prosciutto di Parma.

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Italian

Etymology

From sale (“salt”) +‎ -ume (collective-pejorative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlu.me/
  • Rhymes: -ume
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lù‧me

Noun

salume m (plural salumi)

  1. any food product usually made from ground meat, especially pork, that is encased and cured with salt and spices, including foods such as salami

Derived terms

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