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presunto.

dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾeˈzũ.tu/Brazil/pɾɨˈzũ.tu/Portugal
  1. dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food

    masculine
  2. dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food ham (cooked and sliced)

    Brazil · masculine
  3. a dead body, a corpse

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō. Doublet of prosciutto.

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