saltimbocca
noun
saltimbocca is spelled S-A-L-T-I-M-B-O-C-C-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saltimbocca means “An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saltimbocca is saltimboccas.
How many letters and syllables are in saltimbocca?
| Letters | 11: S-A-L-T-I-M-B-O-C-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is saltimbocca?
Saltimbocca appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce saltimbocca?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-saltimbocca.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saltimbocca
- saltimboccas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saltimbocca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does saltimbocca come from?
Borrowed from Italian saltimbocca, univerbation of saltare (“to leap”) + in (“into”) + bocca (“mouth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).