finocchii

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A form of finocchio — A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

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Meanings

nounfinocchii pl
  1. hypercorrectpluralrareplural of finocchio

    “You eat it fresh, like, after a large meal. It is a digestivo, it helps the digestion. Some people bake it with cheese but I prefer it fresh, like. Multi anni fa (many years ago), queers was boiled in water with finocchio, that’s why they are called finocchii today.”

    1997, Anne Condra, Life in the Mezzogiorno: ‛Mongst Gazing Gargoyles, Messapici Publishing, →ISBN, page 68, →ISBN
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APA

finocchii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finocchii

MLA

“finocchii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finocchii. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finocchii,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finocchii.

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