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Ciauscolo (sometimes also spelled ciavuscolo or ciabuscolo) is a variety of Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 salame, typical of the Marche region (especially of the Province of Macerata
Province of Macerata

The Province of Macerata is a Provinces of Italy in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata.It has an area of 2,774 km?, and a total population of 301,701 ....
), although it is also widely used in nearby Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
 (especially in the territory of Foligno
Foligno

Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains and enters the wide plain of the Clitumnus river river system....
 and part of northern Valnerina).

word "ciauscolo" is related to the local dialectal
Dialect

A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class....
 word "ciausculu", although which one derives from the other remains unclear.






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Ciauscolo (sometimes also spelled ciavuscolo or ciabuscolo) is a variety of Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 salame, typical of the Marche region (especially of the Province of Macerata
Province of Macerata

The Province of Macerata is a Provinces of Italy in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata.It has an area of 2,774 km?, and a total population of 301,701 ....
), although it is also widely used in nearby Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
 (especially in the territory of Foligno
Foligno

Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains and enters the wide plain of the Clitumnus river river system....
 and part of northern Valnerina).

Etymology

The word "ciauscolo" is related to the local dialectal
Dialect

A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class....
 word "ciausculu", although which one derives from the other remains unclear. A possible origin for ciauscolo is the Mediaeval Latin word "cibusculum", meaning "small food", or be related to the local dialectal
Dialect

A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class....
 word "ciausculu" (although it is unclear whether the one derives from the other, or vice versa)