finocchio
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
finocchio (plural finocchi)
- A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
- Synonyms: Florence fennel
- 1974, Ali-Bab (author) and Elizabeth Benson (translator), Encyclopedia of Practical Gastronomy, page 41 ↗
- Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.
- 1981, Country Life, volume 170, page 1,057 ↗
- 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.
- 1983, Theodore James, The Gourmet Garden, page 44 ↗
- The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables.
- 1994, B. Rosie Lerner and Beverly S. Netzhammer, Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening, page 43 ↗
- Also called Florence fennel, finocchio has long been a popular vegetable in Europe but has somehow fallen out of circulation from most American gardens.
- (derogatory, slang) A male homosexual.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:male homosexual
- 2008, Edward Anthony Gibbons, A Cultural Affair, page 6 ↗
- On many, a cold freezing night, of temperatures hovering near zero, the finocchios tease and try to encourage Tedesco to join in their warm body orgies.
- 2009, Paul MacKenzie, Redemption Comes to Brooklyn, page 172 ↗
- Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios; but at least Larry was a smart finocchio.
- 2010, Suzanne Corso, Brooklyn Story, page 182 ↗
- “Don’ stand next to any finocchios who might try’n grab your best friend,” Vin cracked. Richie roared as Tony made his way to the men’s room.
- 2011 August 19, Jane Espenson, Torchwood: Miracle Day, episode 7: “Immortal Sins”, 23:51–23:57
- Salvatore Maranzano: Rumour is you two are a pair of finocchi.
- Captain Jack Harkness: That’s not a rumour; that’s a boast.
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