Capocollo (1953)

Mon Feb 3 14:38:11 UTC 2003

According to Sabatini/Coletti, Dizionario Italiano, "capicollo" is a variant form of "capocollo", as well as the plural form of the word. Neither "capicola" nor "coppacollo" are found there.
Jan Ivarsson

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> 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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> > >    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").
> >
> > There are many spellings. "Capicola" is the one I think I've seen most
> > often. Maybe "coppacollo" might be the standard Italian one?
> >
> > -- Doug Wilson
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