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finocchio
/fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/
noun 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
many
VERB + FINOCCHIO
time
FINOCCHIO + NOUN
fennel, florence, insects
Definitions
noun
1
A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.
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.
2
A gay man.
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.
Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios; but at least Larry was a smart finocchio.
name
1
A surname from Italian.
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Synonyms
noun — aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
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Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables.
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