capocollo

noun

ca·​po·​col·​lo

ˌkapəˈkōlə,

-äp-,

-ȯl-,

-(ˌ)lō

plural capocolli

-(ˌ)lē

or capocollos

: a cured and smoked pork product cased like a sausage

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from capo head of an animal (from Latin caput head) + collo neck, from Latin collum

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