grissino

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UK/ɡɹɪˈsiːnəʊ/US/ɡɹəˈsinoʊ/

noun

A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

noungrissino (plural grissini)

plural grissini

Origin

  1. Piedmontesegrissin
  2. Italiangrissino
  3. Englishgrissino

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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