Capocollo (1953)

[Angelo Bottone]

I am an Italian speaker.
"Capocollo" is the standard Italian spelling.
I have never heard "capicola".

"Provolone" is a kind of cheese.

Angelo Bottone


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From: "Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET>
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> >    Not in OED.  Not in Merriam-Webster.
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> It's in OED as "capicola" although not as a headword (it appears in a
> citation under "provolone").
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> There are many spellings. "Capicola" is the one I think I've seen most
> often. Maybe "coppacollo" might be the standard Italian one?
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> -- Doug Wilson
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