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pic•ca•ta
(pi kä′tə; It. pēk kä′tä),USA pronunciation adj. [Italian Cookery.]
- Foodcooked, served, or sauced with lemon and parsley:veal piccata.
- French piqué, past participle of piquer to lard (meat), attach (ingredients) by pricking or puncturing, literally, to prick; see pique1, -ate1
- Italian: a slice of veal cooked in this manner