piccata

English

Etymology

From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccarsi (“prick oneself”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɪˈkɑːtə/

Adjective

piccata (not comparable)

  1. Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
    • 1999, Tom Waits, Filipino Box Spring Hog
      Rattle-snake piccata with grapes and figs, old Brown Betty with a yellow wig […]

Italian

Noun

piccata f (plural piccate)

  1. prick (act of pricking)
  2. a dish of escalope of veal fried in butter with parsley and lemon
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