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- noun A
fennel cultivar with abulb -like structure at its base, used as avegetable ;Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum ). - noun derogatory slang A male
homosexual . (in β-forms, rare) Alesbian .
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- noun aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Florentine fennel, also known as finocchio by Italian cooks, looks like a flattened bunch of celery with a bulbous base and feathery green leaves.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Fennel: Florentine fennel, also called finocchio, resembles a pregnant bunch of celery.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Florentine fennel, also known as finocchio by Italian cooks, looks like a flattened bunch of celery with a bulbous base and feathery green leaves.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Florentine fennel, also known as finocchio by Italian cooks, looks like a flattened bunch of celery with a bulbous base and feathery green leaves.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Fennel: Florentine fennel, also called finocchio, resembles a pregnant bunch of celery.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Florentine fennel, also known as finocchio by Italian cooks, looks like a flattened bunch of celery with a bulbous base and feathery green leaves.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Florentine fennel, also known as finocchio by Italian cooks, looks like a flattened bunch of celery with a bulbous base and feathery green leaves.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Fennel: Florentine fennel, also called finocchio, resembles a pregnant bunch of celery.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Fennel: Florentine fennel, also called finocchio, resembles a pregnant bunch of celery.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Fennel: Florentine fennel, also called finocchio, resembles a pregnant bunch of celery.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
bilby commented on the word finocchio
Italian - 1. fennel; 2. queer, gay, poof.
April 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word finocchio
Believe me, there is a reason.
April 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word finocchio
when has it been used in the second sense?
April 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word finocchio
It's used in the second sense often. Consider the lyrics of the brilliant song La Legge Giusta:
"...
Un giorno sul ponte di Messina
Passeremo con le jeep
E ricorderai che non si scherza
con chi decide e chi comanda
Con i tuoi amici marocchini
E quei finocchi intellettuali
Farete meglio a stare zitti
Se tenete alla vostra testa
..."
- La Legge Giusta, Modena City Ramblers. Finocchi's at about 2:41 on the video if you're listening.
April 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word finocchio
So now I should quote, let's say, Nick Cave.
April 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word finocchio
Really, Pro--you don't have to. ;-)
April 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word finocchio
I'm dying to hear Nick Cave's gothic finocchio ode of woe.
April 19, 2008