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affumicato

smoked

adjective ahf-foo-mee-KAH-toh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From affumicare (to smoke), from fumo (smoke).

Also means

smoky

Usage Note

Affumicato describes food that has been smoked (salmone affumicato, formaggio affumicato) or a color/tone that is dark and smoky. As a past participle it also forms compound tenses of the verb affumicare. Agree in gender and number: affumicata, affumicati, affumicate.

Examples

"Preferisco il salmone affumicato al naturale."

Natural Translation

I prefer smoked salmon over plain.

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