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  • The word "gnocco" in Italian means a stupid person.

    Instant Gnocchi for Michaelmas Jessica 2009

  • In fact, the clay pops up everywhere during this first week, a splotch of bright red or blue molded to the correct size and held up as a model against which to measure a turned piece of rhubarb or a hand-piped gnocco or a baguette-shaped meringue.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • In fact, the clay pops up everywhere during this first week, a splotch of bright red or blue molded to the correct size and held up as a model against which to measure a turned piece of rhubarb or a hand-piped gnocco or a baguette-shaped meringue.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Prosciutto di Parma con gnocco fritto: this is the dish that could have made the chairs, the lacking fish flavors of the bagna cauda and the silly waiter speech all ok.

    Augieland 2008

  • There are two components: the gnocco basically immersion fried bread dough, and those wonderful hams of Parma with their beautifully flavorful fat.

    Augieland 2008

  • There are two components: the gnocco basically immersion fried bread dough, and those wonderful hams of Parma with their beautifully flavorful fat.

    restaurants 2008

  • Prosciutto di Parma con gnocco fritto: this is the dish that could have made the chairs, the lacking fish flavors of the bagna cauda and the silly waiter speech all ok.

    restaurants 2008

  • Oh what a job it is to expand your expansive jaws when you want to feast your big belly on such a huge gnocco!

    The Adventures of Baldo 2007

  • There are two components: the gnocco basically immersion fried bread dough, and those wonderful hams of Parma with their beautifully flavorful fat.

    Augieland: 2007

  • Prosciutto di Parma con gnocco fritto: this is the dish that could have made the chairs, the lacking fish flavors of the bagna cauda and the silly waiter speech all ok.

    Augieland: 2007

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  • Singular of gnocchi.

    December 29, 2007

  • I thought this was spelled gnoccho...?

    December 29, 2007

  • :-) No need. In most cases the insertion of h in Italian plurals is to conserve the sound of the singular. So gnocchi (of course pronounced nyokkee) has an h so it aurally resembles gnocco (nyokko). Without the h we would have gnocci (nyotchee) and all hell breaking loose in the cucina. Same principle at work in a pair like a fungo/funghi. Yes, there are irregulars but the rule is like that.

    December 29, 2007

  • Please don't confuse with gnocca unless you're a fan of slang for women's pink bits.

    December 29, 2007

  • Pink bits?! Crikey. What the hell have my toes got to do with anything?

    December 29, 2007

  • Stop! You're ruining my taste for lots and lots of gnocco! ;-)

    December 31, 2007