Masculine
presunto
Meaning
- (masculine) dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
- (Brazil, masculine) dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
- (masculine, slang) a dead body, a corpse
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾeˈzũ.tu/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō. Doublet of prosciutto.
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