finocchio
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A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetableA fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
/fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/
Meaning
2 sensesA fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
(derogatory, slang)A gay man.
More definitions
- aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fenneBorrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook.
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Forms
plural: finocchi / finocchiosSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads:fennelFlorence fennel
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular