Definitions

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  • noun A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.

Etymologies

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Italian capicollo or capocollo < capi ("head") + collo ("neck").

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Examples

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as "capicola") means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    A Self-Effacing Coach Succeeds Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as "capicola") means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    A Self-Effacing Coach Succeeds Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as "capicola") means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    A Self-Effacing Coach Succeeds Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • Typically, he addressed this in a book he wrote last spring, "Preferisco la Coppa" ( "I Prefer the Cup"), which also happens to be a play-on-words with one of his favorite pork products: coppa (known in parts of the U.S. as 'capicola') means "cup" but it is also a local cold-cut from his native Emilia region.

    Low-Key Ancelotti Thrives in Tough Spots GABRIELE MARCOTTI 2010

  • Chef Prizzi honors her Italian heritage, noting that the big seller at Tony's C Place has been Italian specialty items, especially their varieties of imported Italian meats such as capicola, prosciutto, mortadella and salami.

    naplesnews.com Stories 2010

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