bollito misto

American  

[buh-lee-toh mis-toh, baw-lee-taw mee-staw] / bəˈli toʊ ˈmɪs toʊ, bɔˈli tɔ ˈmi stɔ /

noun

plural

bolliti misti

1. an Italian dish of mixed meats, as beef, chicken, sausage, and veal, simmered with vegetables and seasonings in broth.

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Etymology

Origin of bollito misto

1950–60; Italian: “boiled dish, mixed dish,” from bollito “a stew,” noun use of past participle bollito “boiled,” from bollire “to boil,” from Latin bullire “to bubble, boil” + misto “mixed,” from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre “to mix, blend” ( mixed ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

The food is expense-account Northern Italian, mostly traditional and often elaborate, including bollito misto dispensed from a silver cart.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022

If you’ve ever sat facing a Chinese hot pot or Italian bollito misto, you are familiar with the effect.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

It described her “smelling the olive oil, patting the succulent meats that will be simmered to make bollito misto, then showing her students how to cut peppers” for sautéing.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2012

The author, who has been a teaching and writing associate of James Beard's, ennobles the plebeian poulet in such great incarnalations as demi-deuil, en brioche and bollito misto, all sagely laid out.

From Time Magazine Archive