noun
salumi
Salumi (noun) means Cured or cooked meat, also known as salume.
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Cured or cooked meat, also known as salume.
"Knowing when the salumi is ready is also critical, if not downright nerve-racking. While some salumi is sliced as young as three weeks, their best-selling prosciutto is aged for as long as two years."
— Janny Hu, Smulewitz 'living the dream' at Oakland's Dopo and Adesso (Jon Smulewitz finesses salumi at Dopo, Adesso) (2010)
"High on one wall are glass cases where home-cured salumis are hung to age, like a cross between an Italian salumeria and a museum of natural history."
— Corby Kummer, The Cockentrice: can Kevin Ouzts's first restaurant bring home the bacon? (2015)
"Some salumi is made from whole muscles — things like prosciutto and bresaola. The French word charcuterie includes many of the same items as salumi along with tasty cooked treats like fresh sausages, confit, pâté and rillettes."
— John Lehndorff, Salumi boom: local artisans are creating great cured meats, from culatello to lardo (2017)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian salumi.
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What is the meaning of salumi?
"salumi" (noun) means cured or cooked meat, also known as salume.
What is another word for salumi?
Other words for "salumi" include charcuterie.
