zampino, n.
Brit. /zamˈpiːnəʊ/, U.S. /zæmˈpinoʊ/
[‹ Italian zampino paw, hoof, trotter; now also ‘zampone’ (a 1566) > n.) + -ino -ine suffix4. Compare zampone n.]
= zampone n.
| 1881 N.Y. Times 17 July 9 The pot is then removed from the fire and the zampino allowed to stand for 20 minutes in the broth in which it was boiled. 1965 House & Garden Jan. 60 Zampone, zampino, a coarse Italian sausage which is forced into a boned pig's trotter, then cured and dried. 1981 R. Barth Ragged Plot xlii. 213 An innocent little picnic..Zampino sandwiches and beer. 1991 Newsday (Nexis) 28 Aug. 61 They are not just making culatelli, but also robust sopressata, silky coppa, zampino, bresaola and the French saucisson l'ail. |