| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bresaola |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bre·sao·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br -s  l , br -z- |
| NOUN: | Sliced salt-cured, air-dried beef that is dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, and black pepper before serving. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, diminutive of Italian dialectal *bresada, past participle of brasare, to braise, from French braiser. See braise.
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