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.

Anagrams

• Alemus, Muelas, Samuel, amelus, museal, ulemas

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

• salumaio
• salumeria
• salumiere
• salumificio

Related terms

• salame