carpaccio
noun/kɑːˈpætʃiəʊ/
/kɑːrˈpætʃiəʊ/
[uncountable] (from Italian)- an Italian dish consisting of thin slices of raw meat or fish, served with a sauceTopics Foodc2Word OriginItalian, named after Vittore Carpaccio (c.1455-1525), an Italian painter (from his use of red pigments, resembling raw meat).
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