In article >,
Lazarus Cooke > wrote:
>I'll be in a good library on monday; if it's still a mystery then, I'll
>see what I can find.

As others have said, it seems to mean "layered with alternating fat and
lean." If you do have access to an up-to-date <Grade Dizionario della
Lingua Italiana>, I would be grateful if you could check if the set is up
to the "V"'s. Thanks.


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