carpaccio

noun

car·​pac·​cio kär-ˈpä-ch(ē-)ō How to pronounce carpaccio (audio)
: thinly sliced raw meat or fish served with a sauce
often used as a postpositive modifier
beef carpaccio

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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream. Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 On Thursday, chef Joe Shirley served up spicy edamame hummus, burrata, A5 wagyu dumplings, hamachi carpaccio, mezze rigatoni, Dubai chocolate tiramisu and more. Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 For hors d'oeuvres, highlights include tuna carpaccio, French onion soup, steak tartare and the escargot and foie gras parfait that Starr loves. Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 The deep flavors of the tuna carpaccio, a special that evening, and the pici cacio e pepe, chef Jono Thevenard’s signature dish, left us marveling. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carpaccio

Word History

Etymology

Vittore Carpaccio; from the prominent use of red in his painting

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of carpaccio was in 1974

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“Carpaccio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpaccio. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Carpaccio

biographical name

Car·​pac·​cio kär-ˈpä-ch(ē-ˌ)ō How to pronounce Carpaccio (audio)
Vittore circa 1460–1525(or 1526) Italian painter
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