carpaccio

¹

[ kahr-pah-choh, ‑chee-oh ]

noun

1. an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a vinaigrette or other piquant sauce.

Carpaccio

²

[ kahr-paht-chaw ]

noun

1. Vit·to·re [veet-, taw, -, r, e], c1450–1525, Venetian painter.

Carpaccio

¹

/ -tʃəʊ; ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ; karˈpattʃo /

noun

1. CarpaccioVittore?1460?1525MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Vittore (vitˈtoːre). ?1460–?1525, Italian painter of the Venetian school

carpaccio

²

/ ˌkɑːˈpætʃɪəʊ; karˈpattʃo /

noun

1. an Italian dish of thin slices of raw meat or fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpaccio¹

After V. Carpaccio; said to have been introduced under this name c1961 at Harry's Bar, a Venetian restaurant

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpaccio¹

possibly after the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio (?1460–?1525)

Example Sentences

You could begin a meal with lamb carpaccio, shot through with harissa and cooled with celery leaves, and move onto rack of lamb, slathered with chimichurri.

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You can readily see the difference between his work and that of Carpaccio.

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Ruskin found Carpaccio by far the most sympathetic Venetian painter.

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He is just thinking of a word when (the camera, I almost said) when Carpaccio caught him.

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And then in the next how Carpaccio must have enjoyed his work on the costumes!

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Carpaccio was full of brilliancy, fancy, and gaiety, but he painted few easel pictures.

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