Etymology

grissino

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Today it means: A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine. Full definition →

Italian grissino ← Piedmontese grissin
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  1. Piedmontese · derived fromgrissin
  2. Italian · borrowed fromgrissino
  3. English todaygrissino

From Italian grissino, from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”).

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