scarpetta
/skar-PET-tah/ · noun (idiom)
mopping up sauce with bread
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Fai la scarpetta, è buonissimo!
Mop up the sauce, it's delicious!
"Fare la scarpetta" is to wipe your plate clean with a piece of bread. Technically bad manners, universally done, and a sincere compliment to the cook.