FINOCCHIO

fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio

(noun) aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

finocchio (plural finocchi or finocchios)

A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

Synonym: Florence fennel

(derogatory, slang) A male homosexual.

Synonym: Thesaurus:male homosexual

Source: Wiktionary



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31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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