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cuscinetto al prosciutto

/koo-shee-NEHT-tee ahl pro-SHYOOT-toh/
[Italian] plural cuscinetti al prosciutto

"Little cushion with ham." Small sandwich of hollowed-out bread made with prosciutto and cheese, often fried.

cuscinetto di vitello

/koo-shee-NEHT-tee deh vee-TEHL-loh/
[Italian] plural cuscinetti di vitello

"Little cushion with veal." Thin veal escalope folded and filled with mascarpone cheese and prosciutto with a Marsala sauce.

cuscinetto

/koo-shee-NEHT-toh/
[Italian] plural cuscinetti

A small rectangular loaf of bread from Lazio.

cuscus(u)

/koos-KOOS(-oo)/
[Italian]

Couscous. Steamed semolina often served with seafood, though, in Livorno, it is likely to have chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) or little meatballs. Cuscusu is the Sicilian name.

cuscus alla livornese

/KOOS-koos ahl-lah lee-vohr-NEH-seh/
[Italian]

"Couscous in the style of Livorno." Couscous with small meatballs wrapped up in cabbage leaves, sometimes with chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans), and tomato sauce.

cuscus di Carloforte

/KOO-skoos dee kahr-loh-FOHR-teh/
[Italian]

Carloforte is a fishing and resort town of 3,000 located on San Pietro Island, approximately 4 nautical miles (7 km) off the South Western Coast of Sardinia. This mety couscous dish, named after it, is made with pork, lamb, chicken and vegetables.

cuscusiera

/koo-skoo-SYEH-rah/
[Italian] plural cuscusiere

A double pot. used for steaming couscous grains in the upper part at the same time as cooking a stew or tagine of vegetables or meat in the lower part.

cuscussu all'Ebraica

/koos-KOOS-soo ahl-lehb-RAH-ee-kah/
[Italian]

"Couscous in the Hebrew style." Couscous traditionally made by Italian Jews with chicken and greens such as cabbage, chard and cauliflower, tomatoes and articokes, and served with a piquant sauce called thursi.

cùscusu

/KOOS-koo-soo/
[Italian]

A name for couscous in Sicily, where it is most likely to be made with seafood.

cuscusu di trapani

/koo-SKOO-soo dee TRAH-pah-nee/
[Italian]

A couscous dish from Trapani in Sicily made with seafood.