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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ABOUND

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