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finocchio

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9 lettersPronunciation /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted ccfhiinooStarts with FEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook.

Used in a sentence

  • Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.
  • For the first time, finocchio, or Florence fennel, has performed for me as it should and has swollen out into bulbous protrusions at the base of its leaf stalks.
  • The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables.

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