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  • noun an Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves

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From Italian: saltare (to leap) & in (into) & bocca (mouth)

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  • a sage dish that literally means 'leaps into the mouth'

    December 3, 2010