Etymology

finocchio

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Today it means: A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum). Full definition →

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finocchio · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromfinocchio“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”
  2. English todayfinocchio

Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook.

Finocchio · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromFinocchio
  2. English todayFinocchio

Borrowed from Italian Finocchio.

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